⚡️ NMSU Graduate Workers United - UE Local 1498 ⚡️

join us for November's general membership union meeting! FRIDAY, 11/21, 5:30, O'Donnell 111.

Please rsvp (linktree in bio) to let us know how much food to provide + request a meeting zoom link. Thanks for all you do and we can't wait to connect with you soon! 🩵✊⚡️

Don't Buy Starbucks! At any location, today and beyond, while workers are on ULP strike!

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.

Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

All love and solidarity to our comrades at local 1466!

UE’s Higher Education Conference Board released a statement today calling on universities to reject the so-called “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” being promoted by the Trump admin, which asks universities to exchange autonomy for preferential funding.

Take to the streets on Oct 18!

“We have to remember that we hold the power through our labor, our convictions, & our numbers. Through our numbers, a new system, a new way of life that puts workers over billionaires is possible,” -UE Local 1466 Pres Ramona Malczynski

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Please join us for a chill May general membership meeting in the park! 🌳 The semester's over, but we're still working to make NMSU better. Find out how! Plus, meet new executive board members and get free food! ⚡️

happy International Workers Rights Day! ⚡️we are ever grateful to those who lit the torches and tend the flames… EVERYWHERE. 🌍✊🩵 please join us & other local unions & advocates as we celebrate with a rally, food, and exclusive *free* showing of the award-winning film, UNION. 🎉

Las Cruces 4 Labor is TOMORROW! Celebrate International Workers' Day with us and other local unions at 6pm Milton Hall, NMSU. ✊ tinyurl.com/ycydbfyf

CGSU bargaining committee stands together smiling with the TA held up

CGSU-UE Local 300, graduate workers at Cornell University, ratified their first contract yesterday with a 97 percent yes vote! The local attributed the win to the mass participation of graduate workers in building a strike threat. (1/5)

Petition to Demand NMSU Publicly Addresses it's Miscommunication with International Workers Confused about the legality of Choosing BeWellNM and the $2200 Burden of Switching to GeoBlue for International Students? You are not alone! Dear International Students and Community Supporters, We ar...

✍️🩵https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NOfOw53ZcBTYlyDSeBNleAxF3Zq6CaQJ2hLSDM4L2h8/viewform?ts=67b6b42d&edit_requested=true

it appears as though #NMSU #NewMexicoStateUniversity #nmsuaggies is attempting to scare international students into purchasing expensive private insurance they can't afford. want answers? we do too. please sign the #union petition!

To pique your interest: This film depicts the story of famous union activist A. Philip Randolph and the unionization of the black porters of Pullman Rail Company during the 1920’s. A story that is important to the history of organized labor, and stands to inspire us today as we keep fighting!

A flier depicts the information given in the post above. A free movie night will take place on Tuesday February 11th at Fountain Theater in Mesilla at 6pm. The movie screened will be "10,000 Black Men Named George". The event is cosponsored by NMSU Grad Workers United, NMSU Black Programs, Africana Studies, and NMSU NEA (the faculty union).

We're cosponsoring a screening of 10,000 Black Men Named George in conjunction with NMSU Black Programs, Africana Studies, and NMSU NEA at the Fountain Theater Tuesday February 11th at 6 PM!

Tickets are free & concessions are available for purchase. We can’t wait to see you there!

These next four years will not be easy on us, but we're ready. Talk to your coworkers about the union. Sign a card if you haven't. It's time to get to work. 💪⚡ 3/3

We stand against attacks on our queer colleagues. We stand firm against incoming attacks on organized labor, on the right to protest, and our local community.

We stand up for the most vulnerable among us, we fight to protect diversity at our school, and we will win justice and dignity for all. 2/3

With the inauguration of the Trump administration occurring only two days ago, we are compelled by our values to make a statement:

We stand against attacks on our immigrant colleagues, regardless of documentation. We stand against unconstitutional attacks on birthright citizenship. 1/3 🧵

Image shows the logo of NMSU-NEA, above the text "GWU stands with the faculty union as they begin collective bargaining! We support each other because we're stronger together. Good luck NMSU-NEA, and never let them forget: NMSU works because we do!". Below the text is a photo of NMSU faculty union organizers, fists raised.

Local 1498 is proud to stand behind the faculty that have supported us since we got started. We're all rooting for you as you embark on your first collective bargaining adventure!

Be sure to check out nmsunea.com to learn more about the faculty union and their fight this semester!

How Labor Can Fight Back Against Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda This is a frightening time for immigrant workers. President-elect Donald Trump ran on the slogan “mass deportations now,” and has appointed a team of anti-immigrant hardliners. The leadership of the D...

Read about how labor can fight back against Trump’s mass deportation agenda in this @labornotes.bsky.social article which features UE Local 115 ⚡️
labornotes.org/2025/01/how-...

Local 1498 Sees Impact of Member Involvement at the Bargaining Table UE Local 1498 ratified a three-and-a-half year contract on November 22, following seven grueling weeks at the bargaining table with their employer, New Mexico State University. The contract fight incl...

Local 1498 Sees Impact of Member Involvement at the Bargaining Table ⚡️

Read the full article written by NMSU Grad Workers United member Alexander Allison here: www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2024... (1/4)

Additional note: I sketched the image above as an idea for what the eventual graphic might look like. Comms said "that's perfect" and pressed send. Still can't believe my poorly handwritten blue text on a black background is what went out officially 😅

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✨⚡Remember: NMSU works because we do! And when we fight, we WIN!⚡✨ 5/5

Nonetheless, on behalf of the elections committee: Thank you for showing up on such short notice. A turnout of 69% is very nice, better than most federal elections! The elections committee & bargaining committee couldn't have done it without you, the rank-and-file members who keep NMSU running.🩵 4/5

With this new contract won, there's also the issue of holding NMSU to the terms they just agreed to. We're going to need your help to succeed in both of these endeavors!

Members run this union, so get involved, and bring your coworkers!
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While this is a win, we've still got a lot of work to do, and a lot of room to grow as a union. At roughly 175 members, we're doing well, but are a ways away from majority. Not to mention, there are departments we don't have a single member in! 2/5

On a black background, the left side of the image displays two stacked, poorly hand-drawn pie charts. The top pie chart is roughly 70% shaded in lime green, and blue handwritten text above states "69% participation". The bottom pie chart is more of a shaded-in circle, also lime green, and handwritten text above it states "100% approval". The right half of the image is entirely blue handwritten text, that reads "Our members have voted to ratify the tentative agreement reached by the bargaining committee!".

GWU members:

You voted UNANIMOUSLY to approve the tentative agreement reached by the bargaining committee! We have a new contract!! 🎉

Let's enjoy this win, and remember that the fight is not over. 🧵1/5

Teal flier with orange text on a white background, giving the information: "Monday December 12th at 5pm in O'Donnell 111. Town Hall. Learn about our second contract in tentative agreement. Get ready to vote to ratify the new contract!" At the bottom of the flier is the logo for NMSU graduate workers United, alongside a QR code.

The GWU Bargaining Committee has reached a Tentative Agreement with NMSU! Join us on Monday December 2, 2024 in OH 111 at 5 PM at our town hall to learn about key wins and language changes!

Card signing members get to vote on ratification, so sign a card at the link in bio if you haven't!