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On Wednesday, October 2, GSEU met with SUNY and the State of New York to hold our seventh bargaining session to negotiate a new contract. The State and SUNY tried to walk back on previously agreed upon articles–which demonstrates their continued inability to meet with us in good faith! They also continued to refuse to provide written counters to the Union’s proposals, highlighting their lack of respect for the bargaining committee and basic negotiating principles. Despite this, we continued to work through several articles:
Article 10: Health and Safety: The Union presented a counter that continues to underscore that graduate workers deserve to have safe working environments. Article 16: Grievance and Arbitration: The State and SUNY continued to refuse to submit a counter in writing to the Union, but would instead prefer to push off discussing this important article until the end of bargaining. Article 20: Notification of Appointment: The Union presented a counter that continued to highlight how full-year appointments with ample notice over work assignments are important for graduate workers–and that tuition waivers are a condition of our employment! New Article: Employee Offices: The State and SUNY have refused to formally submit a written counter to the Union’s proposal, but verbally expressed to the bargaining committee they couldn’t limit the number of employees in a single office. New Article: Re-assignment: The Union proposed a brand new article that provides graduate workers with protections if they are re-assigned work during the academic year. New Article: International Student Worker Rights and Protections: The State and SUNY have refused to formally submit a written counter to the Union’s proposal, but verbally expressed to the bargaining committee that they were disinterested in supporting international workers who may need accommodations in order to take care of visa issues, or other necessary appointments.
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