We are UT graduate student workers fighting for a living wage and just working conditions. We demand that every graduate student worker be guaranteed a living wage, free tuition, fully funded year-round physical and mental health care, and access to affordable childcare and housing. Our vision for UT Austin is a university that embodies equity, diversity, academic excellence, and dignity for all of its workers.
Updates
Sept 5 2024 - Fall '24 Semester Meeting Time
Whether you want tools to organize your own department or organize behind-the-scenes, we'd love to have you at our first meeting on 9/13 at 3:00 pm. Location TBA, and email us or shoot us a DM on IG for the virtual link.
Aug 25 2024 - First Underpaid@UT Happy Hour!
Come join us for happy hour on Thursday (8/29) at Crown & Anchor Pub! We'll be there from 5 to 7 pm. Have a drink, meet other graduate students interested in labor organizing and unionizing, and build community! Email us with any questions! Hope to see you there!
Dec 4 2023 - TAs dismissed for message of support offered to Palestinians
Two social work students at UT were dismissed from their TA positions for providing mental health resources for students affected by the ongoing tragedies in Palestine. This is an act of retaliation, and we call on Steve Hicks School of Social Work Dean Allan Cole to immediately reinstate them.
Oct 30, 2023 — Organizer Training!
We are organizing a training session for graduate students to learn how to organize their departments around their labor rights. This session will be lead by union organizers at UC Santa-Cruz, who were instrumental in the 2022 UC strike.
Time: 2:30 - 4 pm
In-Person location: POB 4.304
Oct 14, 2023 — Open Letter to Graduate Students
Fall 2023 Open Letter.pdfContact
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