To say the obvious: there is nothing like a strike to tell you everything you need to know about the politics of an individual, organization, or institution. There is no other “which side are you on” test that’s as crystal clear. Nuance is a clever attempt to deny this basic fact

WE WON OUR UNION!

In February, Temple University's grad workers said "enough" to disrespect, low pay & unfair working conditions. By standing together with AFT & AAUP, they secured a historic contract to better lives of workers & students alike. TUGSA #TempleUnionMade washingtonpost.com/education/2023…

Before striking in February, TUGSA members made $19,500 a year for teaching labs, grading, and keeping Temple running. By standing together with AFT & AAUP, they made historic gains. That’s the power of affiliation. x.com/aftunion/statu…

Our TUGSA welcome back social is TOMORROW‼️ TU graduate students, join us at Mitten Hall Great Court from 4-7pm and enjoy food & drinks 😎✊

We'll see you there 🫡

Today, we rallied to celebrate signing over 2700 union authorization cards which demonstrate supermajority support for GET-UP, and announce our plan to file for a union election. Over 600 of us signed a letter asking Penn to remain neutral and respect our right to form a union…

Our union siblings @taup - the union for faculty, librarians, and academic professionals - deserve a fair contract as they continue negotiations with the university. Let’s make sure Temple hears TAUP’s message loud and clear: equity, dignity & job security now! See you there!

Cards have continued to pour in after our rally, and today we filed 3,000 union authorization cards with the National Labor Relations Board. This is just the beginning!

📣 We are asking all members to wear their TAUP shirts this Tuesday! 👕 Set your shirt out for the week (your union shirt is legally considered professional attire) 🧷 Put a TAUP pin on your jacket or bag ✍️ Pledge to attend the rally, buff.ly/46oayia #templeunionmade

Tomorrow!

shows how the "budget crisis" at Temple U is not a thing that fell out of the sky, but the product of gradual corporatization of the university. All of this has a history, & none of it was inevitable. Grateful that I have a union, @taup, with its sister..chronicle.com/article/the-ev…

...union, TUGSA , that understands how power works, that doesn't just throw up its hands and say welp, the budget shrank as some inviolable cycle of nature, guess we gotta agree to cuts. Fighting austerity IS fighting corporate power

who radicalized me? TUGSA of course

Today 300 graduate workers visited Chancellor Gabel’s office to tell her that a strong majority of us have signed union cards. Tomorrow we'll file with the state labor board for our union vote! (Photo credit: Movie Man)

Congratulations GETUP-UAW on your successful union election today! #PhillyIsAUnionTown #Solidarity

Please support our union siblings United Academics of Philadelphia and colleagues after the inexcusable and still-unexplained closure of the University of the Arts. An injury to one is an injury to all - we urge you to share and give what you can. gofundme.com/f/support-uart…