I. What our unionized peers have
a. Dedicated funding opportunities
b. Reimbursement for relocation costs
II. What we want
a. Additional funding opportunities
b. Reimbursement for relocation costs
c. Protections from an uncertain political climate
PGSU wants international students to be afforded the same protections and opportunities as any other graduate student. International students are an essential part of the graduate student community at Princeton University. The importance of the international community comes not only from our numbers (we constitute more than 40% of graduate students), but also because we provide a diversity of cultures, experiences, and points of view that enriches the graduate community. In spite of our contributions, international students face an increasing amount of challenges that our American colleagues do not, from mastering a foreign language, to higher moving costs, all the way to the intricacies of tax and immigration law. At a time when anti-immigration sentiments and policies are on the rise, Princeton University needs to protect its international community and do everything in its power to support it.
What our unionized peers have
Dedicated funding opportunities
Reimbursement for relocation costs
Graduate workers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst used the union grievance procedure to argue that forcing international students to pay fees that US citizens do not pay was discriminatory. The decision was upheld by a third-party arbitrator and the University was ordered to refund all students who had paid the fee.
Postdoctoral Researchers at the University of California are guaranteed in their union contract to be compensated for losses in income due to delays in working authorization cards [Article 33, §B].
What we want
Additional funding opportunities
Reimbursement for relocation costs
Protections from an uncertain political climate
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