Hello All, TLDR; Bargaining Committee (BC) met with WPI admin Wednesday; we received more counter-proposals, gave more counter-proposals to the admin, and were able to sign a tentative agreement to the Union Management Committee proposal! Two organizing committee members will sit
Hello All, TLDR; Bargaining Committee (BC) met with WPI admin yesterday; we received several second-round counter-proposals and presented some as well! The University is actively making carve outs in the contract language that would prevent us from protecting GWs from
Hello All, TLDR; Bargaining Committee (BC) met with WPI admin yesterday; we received several counter-proposals and presented some counter-proposals! The counter proposals presented by the University do not address the core concerns we wish to see fixed here at WPI nor respect
Hello All, TLDR; Bargaining Committee (BC) met with WPI admin yesterday; we’ve presented most of our non-economic proposals, received several counter-proposals, and signed off on one together! Please RSVP to our hybrid town hall TONIGHT in HL218 at 5 PM to learn more about where we
Hello All, TLDR; Bargaining Committee (BC) met with WPI admin yesterday briefly to present the second set of proposals for our contract. Please RSVP to our hybrid town hall on 01/26 in HL218 at 5 PM if you have questions,
Hello All, TLDR; Bargaining Committee (BC) met with WPI admin yesterday to solidify a schedule for bargaining sessions, present the first set of proposals for our contract, and discuss ground rules for bargaining. Admin recognized health and safety was a
We, the graduate workers of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) present the following contract demands to (1) improve our working conditions, (2) better support WPI’s mission to conduct world-class teaching and research, foster diversity, attract and retain talents and (3) recognize
Abhinav Gandhi As an international student, I have had to worry about VISA fees, understanding cryptic healthcare systems, and finding affordable housing while navigating graduate school. Stipends at WPI have not kept up with the rising costs of living and
This is an exciting time in our union! We have a chance to elect a diverse group of student representatives to engage in negotiations with the WPI administration as members of our Bargaining Committee. This group will work to achieve
The primary responsibility of the bargaining committee is to negotiate an initial collective bargaining agreement with the WPI administration’s team. Election to the committee obligates each member to represent and fight for the best possible contract for all members of