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NYU Decision
The National Labor Review Board rules that graduate students may be considered workers and therefore have the opportunity to unionize. Source: Maida Rosenstein, President of Columbia University Graduate Student Employees United/UAW
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Union Contract Signed
The Graduate Student Organizing Committe and United Auto Workers negotiated and signed a contract with New York University, becoming the first group at a private university to unionize. Source: <a href="http://www.2110uaw.org/gsoc/our_contract.htm" target="_blank">GSCO/UAW</a>
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NLRB Reverses NYU Decision
In '04, the NLRB reversed the decision and said that grad students at private schools were to be considered students, not workers. It has been speculated that the change was due to the board's conservative leanings under Bush. Source: Maida Rosenstein, President of Columbia University Graduate Student Employees United/UAW
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Protests and Walk-outs Ensue
Angered by the Brown Decision, the Graduate Student Organizing Committee stages walk outs and protests with graduate students throughout New York City and surrounding states. Source: Maida Rosenstein, President of Columbia University Graduate Student Employees United/UAW -
Union Contract Expires
NYU Admin Refuses to enew their contract with the NYU GSOC/UAW union, siting the NLRB Brown Decision -
Petitions NLRB for Unionization
More than 1,000 teaching and research assistants petitioned the NLRB, demanding the board recongize their status as workers and therefore their right to unionize. Image Source: <a href="http://bit.ly/os7Nwy" target="_blank">I Am I.A.M.</a>href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/nyregion/28grad.html" target="_blank">The NYT</a> -
UAW Files NLRB Request
The UAW asks Board to reverse the 2005 Brown decision. At the same time, NYU submits a review request. Community waits on a response. Some picketers say they are confident that the outcome will be positive because the board has more liberal members under President Obama. Source: Maida Rosenstein, President of Columbia University Graduate Student Employees United/UAW
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