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The Bloomington City Council voted unanimously to support the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition-United Electrical Workers during Wednesday night’s city council meeting.
On April 10, IU graduate students voted on whether to strike for better wages and benefits, among other grievances. An overwhelming majority voted to strike, with more than 1,008 people in its favor.
IU President Pamela Whitten appointed a new task force responsible for developing recommendations to clarify and simplify the process of pricing undergraduate tuition and fees. Completed every two years, setting tuition rates is required by state law in Indiana.
IU announced plans to create a task force analyzing graduate student education Monday morning as the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition-United Electrical Workers continues its strike.
IU announced the creation of a Climate Action Planning Committee to identify opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions April 7, but some student leaders and activists said it's not entirely what they advocated for.
A couple of weeks ago, many of my professors informed my classmates and me about the upcoming graduate worker strike. The moment the strike became the topic of conversation, hands went up. It felt like every undergraduate student had questions, such as “How will this affect our grades? Will we still meet in person?” and “Why are graduate workers striking, anyway?”
In support of the IU administration, I am writing this letter to urge the graduate students to refrain from going on a strike. I further encourage the students to think carefully about the following reasons.
After 97.8% voted in favor of authorizing a strike, IU graduate and undergraduate students began picketing Wednesday.
Around 200 undergraduates, graduate students, faculty members and community supporters attended a rally outside of Ballantine Hall at noon Thursday. Undergraduate students were encouraged to walk out of their classes at noon, but many classes were canceled, and students who didn’t have class attended the rally.
In a virtual meeting Wednesday, graduate organizers addressed faculty and student support for the strike, promoted sign-ups for picketing Thursday and invited students to speak on why they were striking.
The IDS has organized its coverage to catch you up and keep you up to date on this multi-year dispute.
The Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition-United Electrical Workers announced in a tweet Wednesday morning the picket lines planned for the day are postponed due to inclement weather. Graduate workers still plan to begin their strike Wednesday.
In an email sent to IU-Bloomington faculty Tuesday afternoon, IU Provost Rahul Shrivastav outlined potential consequences for graduate workers who decide to strike for union representation.
Graduate workers at IU-Bloomington will see their stipends increase by at least 5% next year.
The Lilly Library celebrated the launch of a new digital resource on Thursday. The collection is called Land, Wealth, Liberation: The making and unmaking of Black wealth in the United States.
Editor's Note: This story includes mention of sexual assault.
Bloomington climate groups, IU Student Government and other students organized a protest at Sample Gates Friday to demand a climate action plan from IU. Part of the plan demands IU move to carbon neutrality by 2040.
IU launched a team in the fall of 2021 with three students and IU’s chief health officer Aaron Carroll to review how the university cares for the mental health of students. Now, the team has goals they hope three task forces will be able to implement by the fall 2022 semester.
Editor’s Note: This story includes mention of sexual violence.
The 45 graduate workers were excited as they marched into Franklin Hall on Dec. 10, 2021.
