Tag Archives: Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition

Strike Mic – The Strike Begins

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:58 — 6.9MB)Subscribe: RSSOn the first day of the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition-United Electrical Workers strike, organizers postponed picketing due to inclement weather conditions. However, while it rained WFHB News spoke with several demonstrators to provide a glimpse into what students and faculty have to say. Everyday that we can, WFHB’s Strike …

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Strike Mic – Voices from the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:02 — 9.7MB)Subscribe: RSSOn Sunday, April 10, a 97.8 percent affirmative vote by IU graduate workers set into motion the largest indefinite strike Bloomington has seen in decades. Everyday that we can, WFHB’s Strike Mic will bring you to the frontlines of this movement, allowing you to understand the issues and the …

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Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition Vote in Favor of Strike

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:21 — 18.4MB)Subscribe: RSSOn April 10th, the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition-United Electrical Workers opened a virtual strike authorization vote. The strike vote was tallied on Monday afternoon with 97.8 percent voting in favor. 1,031 total votes were cast with 1,008 voting in favor of striking and 23 voting against it. That means …

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WFHB Local News – April 11th, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 39.9MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, April 11th, 2022. Later in the program, the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition-United Electrical Workers voted overwhelmingly in support of a strike, which is set to happen later this week. WFHB News spoke with several members of the organization in light of …

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News Brief – March 10, 2021

On Thursday March 11th the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition will hold a picket line in front of Indiana University Bloomington Provost Lauren Robel’s office building. The provost rejected the coalition’s request for an in-person meeting to discuss the coalition’s calls to end mandatory fees poverty level wages. The picket line comes on the heels of an exchange of heated letters …

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