Contract Education Meetings

Thousands of Local 34 members have participated in
conversations about our new contract!

Across campus we have been having informal contract education caucuses. These meetings, usually during a lunch hour, are a great way to get to know our contract.

Come get your contract summary booklet!
  • Would you like to know about our job security language?
  • Would you like to calculate your raises for the next five years?
  • Do you have any questions about health care benefits?
  • Would you like to know how to make sure we keep winning great contracts for years to come?

If you’d like to attend a caucus, please reach out to the Local 34 committee person in your department, or call the union office at (203) 624-5161.

Local 33 Update

News of the Local 33 victories continues to reverberate!

Thousands of people have liked and shared the news on Facebook, and articles have been published in dozens of outlets across the country. Here are just a few highlights:

Washington Post - Yale graduate students vote to form a union

Yale graduate students vote to form a union
Washington Post (February 24, 2017)

Graduate Students Push for Unions at More Private Colleges
Wall Street Journal (February 24, 2017)

Graduate Students Vote To Unionize At Yale University
Associated Press (February 24, 2017)

Yale Graduate Student Teachers Vote In Favor Of Union
Law360 (February 24, 2017)

Graduate Students in 6 Departments at Yale Vote to Unionize
Chronicle of Higher Education (February 24, 2017)

Yale Grad Students Unionize
Insider Higher Ed (February 24, 2017)

Meanwhile, Local 33 Chair Aaron Greenberg from Political Science wrote a piece in the Yale Daily News about the next steps for Local 33. Take a minute to read and share it on Facebook!

Let’s keep winning!