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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


Northwestern University Graduate Workers protest in Nov. 2019. “Unions 101: A Political Education Even” educated attendees on the process, history and types of unions.

Northwestern Graduate Workers join other Chicago grad students, protest downtown to protect their rights to unionize

November 14, 2019

Graduate students from Chicago area schools rallied Thursday at the Federal Building to protest the National Labor Relations Board‘s proposed rule that would strip them of their right to unionize. Northwestern...

The Graduate School Commons is located inside the building at 2122 Sheridan Rd. In September, graduate students gathered in the commons for a town hall meeting where they were invited to ask administrators questions about the National Labor Relations Board’s ruling on graduate students at private universities.

Two unions push to organize graduate students at Northwestern amid looming political shift in Washington

December 9, 2016

The election of Donald Trump has added a new sense of urgency to graduate student unionization efforts at Northwestern. Last week, members of the group Northwestern University Graduate Workers voted...

Two unions debate in hopes of representing Northwestern graduate students

October 19, 2016

More than 100 people attended a debate hosted by the Northwestern Graduate Workers on Thursday between two unions — the Service Employees International Union and the American Federation of Teachers —...

Letter to the Editor: The American Federation of Teachers is the right choice for grads

October 5, 2016

Last month, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a ruling that grants graduate teaching and research assistants at private universities the same collective bargaining rights as their peers...

Northwestern graduate students begin to seek union representation after NLRB decision

September 28, 2016

Some graduate students at Northwestern have begun to organize in favor of unionization in the past month, holding what one called a “flurry of meetings” following the National Labor Relations Board’s...

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