To vote for our against contract ratification, bring your FSU ID and come to the GAU Table at the HCB Breezeway on August 20 and 21 (Monday and Tuesday) from 11:00-3:00pm. The contract will not go into effect until we complete ratification, so please review the changes and come cast your vote! Click the button below for a link to the contract and materials up for ratification.
FSU continued a string of frustrating proposals during our 9th bargaining session, held on Thursday, July 26. At the session, GAU stressed that the university needed to move closer to the level of pay and benefits proposed by GAU.
FSU struck our proposal waiving all tuition and some fees. In response, we pointed out that this was an important issue for us. In particular, we emphasized that FSU needed to fix the problem of some departments requiring that international and out-of-state students pay tuition.
Florida State’s graduate assistant benefits package lags far behind UF and USF | Opinion
“FSU claims it wants to improve its ranking and prioritize research, all while recruiting and retaining the best and brightest. Yet the university has repeatedly offered substandard pay and benefits to graduate assistants, who conduct important research and teach around 30 percent of FSU’s undergraduate courses.”
TALLAHASSEE — Graduate Assistants United strongly criticizes Florida State University’s substandard benefits proposals for graduate assistants during ongoing contract negotiations and will seek improved benefits at a bargaining session Thursday. Graduate assistants teach about 30 percent of Florida State University’s undergraduate courses, and FSU’s poor treatment of these key employees could affect the university’s rankings and leadership position.
During the session, we expressed our unhappiness with bargaining delays and asked for significant increases in financial benefits. We presented evidence showing the following:
Here are highlights of the session:
Our Spring General Membership Meeting (and 2018-19 elections) will be on Thursday, March 29 from 4:30-6:30.
Please RSVP on our Facebook event page so we can get a good idea about the attendance for food and drinks.