Indiana University Graduate Workers begin strike authorization vote Sunday
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES - 2022/04/10: Members of the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition gather at the Monroe County Public Library to kick off a strike authorization vote on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at on 4th Street in Bloomington, Indiana. The strike will begin April 13th if approved by the IU employees. Indiana University has refused to recognize the union the graduate workers voted to join. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition and supporters gathered Sunday at the Monroe County Public Library as a strike authorization vote began. Members of the IGWC-UE have until 3 p.m. Monday to vote for the strike. After the gathering at the MCPL some marched to the Switchyard brewery for a social gathering.
Indiana University refused to recognize the graduate workers union, and last week a letter from the provost threatened to fire the workers if they strike. Indiana is a right-to-work state, and Indiana University says it is under no obligation to recognize the union.
The employees at IU who teach while working on graduate degrees complain about low wages, and fees that then take back some of the employee compensation. For some students, the fees are a significant hardship.
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES – 2022/04/10: Members of the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition gather at the Monroe County Public Library to kick off a strike authorization vote on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at on 4th Street in Bloomington, Indiana. The strike will begin April 13th if approved by the IU employees. Indiana University has refused to recognize the union the graduate workers voted to join. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES – 2022/04/10: Members of the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition gather at the Monroe County Public Library to kick off a strike authorization vote on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at on 4th Street in Bloomington, Indiana. The strike will begin April 13th if approved by the IU employees. Indiana University has refused to recognize the union the graduate workers voted to join. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES – 2022/04/10: Members of the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition gather at the Monroe County Public Library to kick off a strike authorization vote on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at on 4th Street in Bloomington, Indiana. The strike will begin April 13th if approved by the IU employees. Indiana University has refused to recognize the union the graduate workers voted to join. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES – 2022/04/10: Members of the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition gather at the Monroe County Public Library to kick off a strike authorization vote on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at on 4th Street in Bloomington, Indiana. The strike will begin April 13th if approved by the IU employees. Indiana University has refused to recognize the union the graduate workers voted to join. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES – 2022/04/10: Members of the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition gather at the Monroe County Public Library to kick off a strike authorization vote on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at on 4th Street in Bloomington, Indiana. The strike will begin April 13th if approved by the IU employees. Indiana University has refused to recognize the union the graduate workers voted to join. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES – 2022/04/10: Members of the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition gather at the Monroe County Public Library to kick off a strike authorization vote on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at on 4th Street in Bloomington, Indiana. The strike will begin April 13th if approved by the IU employees. Indiana University has refused to recognize the union the graduate workers voted to join. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
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