Focus Collection: Union Efforts by Grad Students

What it means to be a graduate student changed profoundly on August 23, 2016, when the National Labor Relations Board ruled that graduate students are also employees of the universities where they work and study. The decision opened the door for the students at private colleges to enter into collective-bargaining agreements with their employers.

Gathered here are nine articles about the tensions that led up to the ruling and how it may affect the relationship between graduate students and their institutions.

Date: Apr. 20, 2018
Pages: 28
Digital file size: 2.3 MB