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BU Grad Workers
@gradworkersofBU
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Boston, MA
Joined June 2020
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    read our rank and file statement on contract ratification and the end of our historic 206 day strike 👇
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    1/ Earlier this week at Boston University (@BU_Tweets), in a required class for 1st year Phd students, the class was lectured for an hour on why they as graduate workers did not deserve a living wage. This has never before been a standard part of the syllabus in this class.
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    1,414 yes - 28 no (313 provisional ballots not counted)
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    We are excited to announce the Boston University Graduate Workers Union! #BUGWU 1/
    Red and white fist on white background; above are the words "We are BU!" in red letters, and below "Boston University Graduate Workers Union" in black letters.
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    Replying to @gradworkersofBU
    The timing of this lecture, just weeks after we launched our union campaign, is suspicious at best. We call on the faculty and administration of BU to respect the democratic process of their graduate workers during the unionization process.
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    The department in which this took place has a food pantry, run through donations, for graduate workers. Graduate workers NEED a living wage.
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    They were told that if BU were to pay them a living wage, their safety might be compromised (i.e. the policing budget would be cut).
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    🎉A growing majority of BU grad workers have signed union authorization cards, and as of today, we have officially requested voluntary recognition from @BU_Tweets! 🎉
    A letter from BUGWU to President Brown
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    Replying to @gradworkersofBU
    If this happens to you please report the incident to us. And if you are a faculty member please call out your colleagues who engage in anti-union scaremongering, and sign our letter that calls for the administration to remain neutral during this process
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    ATTN: BU is now asking undergraduates to grade their assignments THEMSELVES. Whether it’s AI or self-grading, @BU_Tweets can’t seem to find a way to resolve their lack of graders. Oh wait… they could also just pay us a living wage !
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    Omg the @gradworkersofBU use my cat face as a placeholder if they don’t have an organizer’s photo available yet 😻
    Screenshot of the Brown University Grad Workers page with photos of people and also two placeholder photos of an orange cat. The text is very small it’s just a grid of photos mostly in this screenshot
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    Our unit just got its first union-busting email from @BU_Tweets and guys? We got BINGO!
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    We’re proud to announce that over 200 BU faculty members have signed the letter of support for our union!
    “Breaking news: over 200 faculty sign petition to support a grad worker union!” Next to the text is a photo of the letter and all signatories.