MN2020: Grad Students Vie for Union
Channel: Minnesota 2020
Date: 2012-02-10

University of Minnesota Twin Cities graduate students are following the trend of schools around the country to form a union under the United Auto Workers.
Graduate assistants perform crucial research, serve as a resource for undergrads, and even teach courses; yet they're often left out of contract negotiations effecting 5,000 assistants. Recent attention of union rights has fueled a resurgence and now they're closer than ever to an election to establish collective bargaining on campus.