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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

Three students paint a large yellow rock with the letters “NUGW.” A gray ledge in front of the rock is painted with “More Pay, More Say.”

NUGW union election takes place after years of grassroots organizing

January 10, 2023

Northwestern University Graduate Workers kicked off its union election Tuesday, the first of two days of voting in Evanston and Chicago. The election, moderated by the National Labor Relations Board,...

A group of individuals wearing yellow shirts and holding a sign labeled “NUGW” while marching past a building with gray stone.

NUGW to hold in-person union election Jan. 10 and 11

December 26, 2022

Northwestern University Graduate Workers have finalized an agreement with the University to set its union election for Jan. 10 and 11, the organization announced last Tuesday. The election results will...

People walk carrying yellow banners and posters in front of a stone building with a blue sky in the background.

Graduate workers formally file to hold union election, University responds

November 21, 2022

After Northwestern administrators decided not to recognize NU Graduate Workers’ union with the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, the group has filed a petition with the National...

Protesters in yellow “NUGW” shirts, some carrying signs and banners, march past a stone building with ivy covering.

NU Graduate Workers marches across campus, issues deadline for union recognition

November 11, 2022

Northwestern University Graduate Workers marched across campus and delivered a letter to Provost Kathleen Hagerty on Thursday, calling on the University to voluntarily recognize the union. About 120...

Students, some in yellow shirts, gather in a meadow holding signs.

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...

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