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 …
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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 …
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Reliable access to affordable housing for grad students: it’s one of the issues we hear about the most. Please join us for an update from the Graduate Housing Project next Wednesday, May 17th at 5:00 PM in Frist 302. Bring your comments and questions.
Find out what’s going on with your union and how to get involved. Friday, April 14 at 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Labyrinth Books Princeton 122 Nassau St, Princeton, New Jersey 08542
By Rose Gilbert On Monday night, four panelists from NYU and Rutgers shared their experience with higher education unions and encouraged University graduate students to unionize. Last October, graduate students voted to affiliate their union, Princeton Graduate Students United (PGSU), with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Now, PGSU organizers are holding meetings and events …
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By Stephon Johnson Graduate workers at Princeton University have followed the lead of their University of Chicago and Cornell University peers. Last week, members of Princeton Graduate Students United voted to join the American Federation of Teachers and its state affiliate, AFT New Jersey, after the recent National Labor Relations Board decision to classify private …
By Erin Delmore, Correspondent [NOTE: The video report concludes that “to form a union 30% of graduate students need to back the effort.” Unions are actually formed when a majority of the workers vote to unionize. The 30% figure represents the percentage of workers who need to agree to take a National Labor Relations Board …
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By Anna Merriman, NJ.com PRINCETON – A collection of graduate students at Princeton University made the first step in the process of forming a union this week when they voted to accept support from a national teachers’ union. The students, who have been meeting for months to discuss unionization, accepted a proposal for affiliation from …
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