ISU Graduate Workers Union
About the Union
In 2018, graduate students at ISU with Teaching Assistantships won a “seat at the table.” Teaching Assistants (TAs) voted to form a union and won legal recognition. We are a group of TAs like you who come together with coworkers to collectively advocate for and negotiate with employers on behalf of the entire group. Legally, this means ISU has to negotiate with us over TA pay, fees, and working conditions. What we get in the end depends upon participation! Join us as our union bargains its second contract!
Upcoming Events
Check out our social media sites for more info and for future meeting dates!
Signing a card gives you the right to vote on our new contract and gives you a voice on campus
Reach out with questions
Contact us at isugradworkers@gmail.com or join our Discord via our linktree!
Note to Research and Graduate Assistants
When the GWU was first formed, it was only legal for teaching assistants to unionize, meaning RAs and GAs got left out of our initial unionization. Since then, the law has changed and we are working to organize RAs and GAs as well. If you are interested in unionizing, please reach out or attend a meeting!
Committees
There are many ways to get involved! Consider joining one of our working committees:
Social Media
Creates social media content for the Graduate Workers Union.
Communication
Creates internal mass communications and communications with ISU.
Bargaining
Creates proposals, attends negotiations with the University Administration, and decides on strategy and responses for contract negotiations.
Join a meeting or contact us on Facebook to learn how you can get involved!
Steering
Plans union meetings and next steps.
Propaganda
Organizes more public activities, such as press releases and visible presence at the Board of Trustees meeting.
