A: i can never pay my student fees, i am alwlays on hold how can i pay these fees when I am struggling to support my children and wife? all i can do is take on two credit cards worth of debt which has forced my credit score v low and i needed a co-signer for the new apt!

A: I am so ashamed bc I cannot share this story with my family or friends back home, they have a very high idea of America, a better world where life is secure even if i said: they would not believe me, so i have to suffer this all by myself, like so many intl workers

Daria: ppl do not realize tthat starting over costs $$ on home, food, clothing (for new climates!), rely on any personal savings bc what we ear intl workers cannot even take student loans or cannot have side jobs like us colleagues, so we struggle to support ourselves

solidarity! these grad workers really showed tremendous courage in the face of incredibly bureaucratic & incredibly obvious evil: when Temple University cut off their healthcare to try to end the strike thank you for giving me a lil more spring in my step today strikes get the goods!

Solidarity! thank you for fighting together & for grad unions everywhere, our struggles are always deeply connected ✊✊

2nd Day of Bargaining on ISUGradUnion's 2nd Contract, got my bargaining shoes on in GWU Orange and SEIU Purple

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GWU bargaining team✊ #isu #illinoisstateuniversity #UnionStrong #gradworkers

.⁦ISUGradUnion⁩ held a teach-in Wednesday as it continues new contract negotiations with ⁦Illinois State⁩. Union members aimed to draw attention to issues like underpaid wages, disparate hours and rising living costs. videtteonline.com/news/grad-work…

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Bargaining #5 Management says they were gonna have proposals and counters but we're going to walk thru your proposal MK opens by joke-saying to his team why is no one sitting next to me, is this a passive aggressive thing ISUGradUnion Illinois State

Happy International Workers’ Day!🌍✊ Grad workers’ conditions are student learning conditions! #illinoisstateuniversity #gradworkers #gradstudent #gradschool #InternationalWorkersDay #unionstrong

It’s time for the final fight. ISU Admin is offering you $46/mo or 3.5%! Did your rent alone go up by more than that? How about other bills? Join the Union Rally Thurs Oct 12 at 11:30am on the Quad in front of Hovey Hall! #illinoisstateuniversity #isu #gradworkers #UnionStrong

What do we want? 🗣A fair contract! When do we want it? 🗣 Now! If we don’t get it 🗣SHUT. IT. DOWN. #gradworkers #illinoisstateuniversity #isu #unionpower #UnionStrong

Today’s rally showed that we are ready to fight for a fair contact! Thank you everyone who expressed support and solidarity✊ $46 raise for master’s students and $146 for PhD - this is beyond insulting #isu #illinoisstateuniversity #gradworkers #unionstrong

Today, ISU Graduate Workers Union initiated a strike authorization vote✅ Sign a membership card, check your email and vote before October 23 to help us win a fair contact

"if you [ISUGradUnion] become cost prohibitive, we will have to reconsider whether we have graduate assistants at all at Illinois State… you’re pricing yourself out of a job" Dir. of Labor Relations Kruger

The Strike Authorization Voting officially ended on Monday, October 23, 2023, and the results are in: 92% of voters voted “YES” on strike authorization!