PGSU stands in solidarity with UC Santa Cruz and Harvard striking grads

PGSU stands in solidarity with the Harvard Graduate Student Union’s fight for a fair contract and the University of California, Santa Cruz graduate worker wildcat strike for a cost-of-living adjusted wage. The HGSU has been trying to negotiate a contract for close to a year, but the Harvard administration has repeatedly ignored their requests and …

Trouble with your paycheck recently? PGSU is trying to find out why!

This semester, PGSU has received numerous reports of paychecks with numerous fees applied to them, with little explanation. Some fees are applied all at once in one month instead of over the semester/year; for many fees it is difficult or impossible to find out their origin or reason. These reports have come overwhelmingly from first-year …

PGSU’s response to the changes made to the Student Health Plan + take our survey!

We have some concerns about the recent changes made to the Student Health Plan in regards to out-of-network coverage (didn’t know about these changes? Learn more) and we ask the administration to commit to some specific, basic SHP protections for graduate workers, in the below open letter to the administration. We are still trying to find out more about how …

Take PGSU’s housing survey!

As part of PGSU’s ongoing effort to hear from fellow grad workers on their experiences with housing, and in light of the university’s Lake Campus plans for new graduate housing built and administrated by American Campus Communities, PGSU has put together a short (10-15 minute) housing inquiry for grad workers.  (Linked here) The answers from this survey will help us better understand and …

Come to our housing forum on Thursday April 18!

PGSU will be hosting a housing forum on April 18th at 6:30pm in McCormick 101, to hear from fellow grad workers on their experiences with housing, and learn more about the Lake Campus plans. The university administration is also holding consultations and has put out a survey on student wishes for their housing, but as …

Join us Thursday (3/7) at the Frist South Lawn to demand action on the SHP cuts!

Princeton’s administration cut certain student health plan benefits last Friday, with no consultation, two weeks notice, and no public announcement. These changes meant 67% cuts to massage therapy, acupuncture, and chiropractic services, mostly affect undergraduates and graduate workers living with chronic pain. This change affects us all: it is one of the many ways the …

PGSU is now an organization of members. Become a member today!

We have some very exciting news – you can now become a member of PGSU!  (Visit our “Become a PGSU member” tab in the top menu.) What does this mean? We are changing to a membership-based organization to cement our position at Princeton, build and demonstrate our power to the administration, and become more transparent and …

How the GOP’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will affect graduate students

Princeton graduate students could see their tax bills skyrocket to $11,000 or more if the Republican tax bill currently under consideration in the House of Representatives becomes law. The GOP bill eliminates §117(d) in the U.S. tax code, a provision which exempts “qualified tuition support” for research and teaching assistants from being counted towards gross income. This means …

Learn about our platforms on issues!

Curious about PGSU’s stances on matters relating to graduate student life? Check out our descriptions of graduate worker issues and our platforms for addressing them in our Issues tab, located in the menu at the top of the page! As these platforms are constructed by graduate workers at Princeton, they are continuously evolving as we …