Join us for the last Graduate Sub-Chapter meeting of the semester on Thursday Dec 7 at 5 pm in Smith 107.
After the meeting we will go to Tru or Zogs for a holiday social!
Join us for our Organizing Training Series!
Dates:
Nov 9: How union drives start?
Jan 25: Union-building-through organizing conversations.
Feb 29: Cutting issues and picking targets.
Apr 11: Inoculation and confronting the boss.
5:00 - 6:30 pm at Caldwell 105
In response to the recent escalation of violence in Israel/Palestine, and specifically, the ongoing US-backed genocide in the Gaza Strip, the UNC Chapel Hill Campus and Graduate Workers Union has endorsed the following three measures
MEASURE 1
We endorse @jewishvoiceforpeace‘s (JVP) statement demanding an immediate ceasefire. JVP is playing a prominent role in leading campaign to end what they (and human rights organizations) describe as acts of genocide and ethnic-cleansing in Gaza. JVP maintains that Israel’s system of oppression and apartheid is at the root of the violence and must be brought to an end.
MEASURE 2
We are co-sponsoring @UNCSJP’s action demanding that UNC Chapel Hill ends its indirect support for Israeli war-crimes and long-standing oppression of Palestinians, by divesting “from all products and contracts it maintains with Israeli or Israel-supporting companies”. Our Chapter also joined SJP on Friday for their on-campus rally / “sit-in”.
MEASURE 3
We endorse the U.S. House "Ceasefire Now Resolution" sponsored by progressive members of congress including Cori Bush, Rashida Tlaib, and others.
Come hang with your fellow workers! Union social will take place this Thursday at 6 pm at Franklin Motors.
UE Local 150 stands in solidarity with @sbworkersunited @nctriangledsa @mipueblounc @raiseupthesouth
Trans power! Worker power! Solidarity forever!
When union rights are under attack, what do we do?
Come by Caldwell 105 this Thursday to hear campus and graduate workers speak out about campus safety! DM with any questions!
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After the second gun incident on campus in the first few weeks of the semester, students and workers are tired. Many classrooms at UNC still don't have locks and campus alerts are only given in English, leaving many workers unable to rapidly respond to emergency situations.
We encourage everyone who agrees to sign this student petition demanding that the administration address these problems.
https://chng.it/h7LnxQJvnG
Join the Graduate Workers sub-chapter next Thursday, September 14th at 5:30pm in Smith 107 (Department of Linguistics building) for a general interest meeting. Learn about our union, how you can get involved, and more!
Happy hour afterwards at TRU.
If you would like paper copies of this flier to give co-workers/put in your department, please DM us!
Durham City Workers standing strong for higher wages!
Description: Graphic depicting Durham city workers work stoppage. Gives information of events and info for the week of September 11.
1. Monday, September 11 at 7pm at Durham City Hall.
2. Thursday, September 14th at 6 pm there will be a Mass community meeting to support the Durham City Workers at the People's Solidarity Hub (1805 Chapel Hill Rd).
RESCHEDULED DUE TO SHOOTING
Join grad worker members of the Workers Union at UNC next Thursday, September 14th at 5:30pm in Smith 107 for a general interest meeting. Learn about our successes over the past year, how you can get involved, and more!
Happy hour afterwards at TRU.
Support Durham City Workers as they refuse to load trucks to protest for better pay! Durham city workers haven't been getting the raises they needed! The city has the money to pay them but are refusing to make them whole.
They're demanding:
✊Immediate $5000 bonus
✊Pay for all work outside of job title
✊Hiring all temporary workers as permanent.
Statement Regarding On-Campus Shooting at UNC Chapel Hill
"We are saddened and shocked by the events that took place on Monday August 28th on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Professor Zijie Yan during this unimaginably difficult time.
Experiencing an active shooter lockdown has been traumatizing for large swathes of the campus community, be they students, campus workers, graduate workers, or faculty. Furthermore, the seemingly intentional killing of a faculty member by one of their graduate students is disturbing in its own right.
While the exact motives behind this violent act remain unclear, it is important to be mindful of issues that may be pertinent. The topics of mental health and affordable access to mental healthcare for graduate workers (as well as faculty and campus workers), working conditions on campus, and potential labor exploitation in departments must be a part of the discourse going forward. As the union representing graduate student and campus workers, UE 150 has a strong history of actively organizing to bring attention to and address these issues at both the level of UNC-CH administration and at the state legislature, which has deprioritized access to mental healthcare and loosened regulations around access to firearms.
Additionally, the recent events bring up questions about the University's readiness in emergency situations. There have already been several reports about classrooms that were not possible to lock from the inside. Furthermore, there were reports that lockdown protocols were not followed in some classrooms. Despite what the University has communicated officially, there are no mandatory active shooter training or drills given to staff or students, including graduate student workers who regularly teach classes independently. Additionally, Alert Carolina did not publish any of its alerts in Spanish, meaning workers who didn't speak English did not have access to lifesaving information when they needed it. The Workers Union at UNC will join any effort that seeks to address these crucial issues."
