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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

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NUGW kicks off card-signing campaign, announces affiliation with United Electric Workers

October 7, 2022

After six years of grassroots organizing and building community support, Northwestern University Graduate Workers launched its formal union drive at a Thursday rally. The organization announced that...

Graduate students hold up signs as they march at a protest.

Who’s Got Your Back?: Northwestern Graduate Workers mobilize through virtual programming

April 5, 2021

Northwestern University Graduate Workers hosted a weeklong series titled Who’s Got Your Back? to encourage more workers to join the organization and reflect on the state of University graduate workers...

LTE: Northwestern’s opposition to graduate unionization aligns with Trump

LTE: Northwestern’s opposition to graduate unionization aligns with Trump

October 27, 2019

Northwestern's public face is one of a liberal institution that stands against the Trump administration's xenophobic fear-mongering, belligerent racism and assault on democratic institutions. Yet, when...

Pillote: Give student-athletes more authority, autonomy

October 14, 2016

The National Labor Relations Board can’t seem to make up its mind. In August 2015, the NLRB declined jurisdiction over the efforts of Northwestern’s football players to form a union, effectively...

Guest Column: NLRB’s failure to decide Northwestern unionization case hurts everyone

February 24, 2015

Here’s a possibly necessary reminder: On Jan. 28, 2014, Northwestern football players filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board, seeking an election to determine whether a union, CAPA,...

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