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Indiana Grad Workers Vote ‘No’ on Strike Authorization

On September 25th, the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition voted ‘no’ on strike authorization with a 91 percent majority. The union voted ‘yes’ on setting a future strike date if negotiations with the university fail.  To provide insight into the graduate workers union, WFHB News spoke with Anne Kavalerchik, member of the Coordinating Committee for the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition.  She …

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WFHB Local News – Indiana Grad Workers, Bloomington City Council, MCPL Board

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, September 27th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB News speaks with Anne Kavalerchik, member of the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition, about the union’s recent ‘no’ vote on a strike for the fall semester. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, the Bloomington City Council gave an …

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WFHB Local News – August 9, 2022

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, August 9th, 2022. Later in the program, Indiana University announced that it will increase the minimum stipend and waive mandatory fees for graduate workers. WFHB News Director Kade Young speaks with Katie Shy, Media Correspondent for the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half …

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Strike Mic – May 9th, 2022

On Sunday, April 10th, 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 action through the voices of the participants themselves. Today, the Bloomington …

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Strike Mic – May 4th, 2022

In the late afternoon of Saturday, April 30, a dozen members of the Indiana Grad Workers Coalition picketed a major donors’ dinner at the IU auditorium. They were joined by several community supporters including a union steamfitter and a member of the Monroe County Education Association.  The dinner celebrates IU donors who contribute at the one, five, and 10 million …

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WFHB Local News – May 5th, 2022

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, May 5th, 2022. Later in the program, we have an excerpt from Interchange – The Knowledge of Power: Graduate Worker Exploitation at Indiana University. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, the Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals met late last month to discuss …

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Strike Mic – April 29th, 2022

On Sunday, April 10th, 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 action through the voices of the participants themselves. WFHB will continue …

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Strike Mic – April 22, 2022

On Sunday, April 10th, 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 action through the voices of the participants themselves. WFHB will continue …

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WFHB Local News – April 27, 2022

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, April 27th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Nathaniel Weinzapfel continues an ongoing series on how climate change impacts Indiana. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Strike Mic – Voices from the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition in light of their ongoing strike …

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Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition Vote in Favor of Strike

On 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 a strike will proceed from April 13-15. WFHB News volunteers spoke …

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