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Brown University graduate workers win tentative union contract in First for Ivy League

More than 1,200 graduate employees sign inaugural agreement with administration guaranteeing job security and coronavirus protections In an historic first for the Ivy League, graduate workers at Brown University have signed a groundbreaking labor contract, winning job security, hundreds of...

Grad Student Union holds car rally to protest Brown’s COVID-19 response
May 8, 2020

Grad Student Union holds car rally to protest Brown’s COVID-19 response

“If [Paxson] is so willing to risk the health and safety of graduate employees to ensure the...
Advocates press Governor Raimondo to release more inmates from prison in response to pandemic
April 17, 2020

Advocates press Governor Raimondo to release more inmates from prison in response to pandemic

“It’s a public health crisis and we know it’s a ticking time bomb waiting to happen. We...
Coalition demands changes to law enforcement and imprisonment in wake of pandemic
March 20, 2020

Coalition demands changes to law enforcement and imprisonment in wake of pandemic

“From a public health perspective, it is imperative that we protect Rhode Islanders, inside and outside the...
Graduate students march to pressure Brown University to final agreement on contact
February 27, 2020

Graduate students march to pressure Brown University to final agreement on contact

“You may have noticed that we are gathered here today with pots and pans,” said Melody, a...
Graduate teaching and research assistants at Brown vote to unionize
November 23, 2018

Graduate teaching and research assistants at Brown vote to unionize

After a four-day secret ballot election that culminated on Monday, Nov. 19, eligible Brown University graduate students...
Brown Grad Employees to file petition for union elections
October 12, 2018

Brown Grad Employees to file petition for union elections

From a press release: Graduate employees at Brown University have given official notice to the university of...
Brown University graduate employees sign landmark union agreement with administration
June 21, 2018

Brown University graduate employees sign landmark union agreement with administration

The labor union for graduate employees at Brown University, Stand Up for Graduate Student Employees (SUGSE), signed...
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