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A striker holds a sign taped to their back that reads, "my annual salary: $26,267; cost to put my 2 kids in BU childcare: $59,880 #BUGWUOnStrike."

April 8, 2024

‘It’s nonstop’: Striking BU grad workers struggle to balance teaching, studying, life

The Boston Globe

March 29, 2024

‘Robot scabs?’ BU dean suggests faculty could use AI for student ‘feedback’ amid grad student worker strike

The Boston Globe

A photo of strikers are marching on Boston University campus. They are holding signs that have messages such as, "my childcare costs are greater than my income" and "BUGWU ULP strike."
A group of striking people stand in a line on BU's Marsh Plaza in the rain. They are mid-chant and carrying SEIU and BUGWU signs.

March 29, 2024

‘We are trying to transform our lives’: Boston University grad students pledge continue strike until demands are met

Boston.com

March 28, 2024

City Council passes resolution in support of Boston University Graduate Workers

The Daily Free Press

A photo of Boston City Hall.
A photo of the BUGWU rally. People are gathered on the steps of Marsh Chapel carrying SEIU and BUGWU signs while one person speaks at the podium in front of the steps.

March 25, 2024

3,000 BU grad students go on strike, describing stipends as ‘paltry’

GBH News

March 25, 2024

Boston University grad student workers go on strike

WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Several thousand people are gathered on Marsh Plaza for the BUGWU rally. A news headline reads, "BU Grad Student Workers on Strike: Right Now."
A group of BUGWU and SEIU strikers holding signs with messages such as, "93% of grad workers are rent burdened" and "make higher education sustainable."

March 25, 2024

Boston University graduate students go on strike, citing lack of progress in negotiations

WBUR

March 20, 2024

Boston University graduate workers announce strike

SEIU Local 509

A group of BU-affiliated union members (graduate students, resident assistants, and adjunct faculty) stand outside 1 Silber Way to deliver their contract demands. One person speaks through a megaphone while others hold signs and banners with messages such as, "Negotiate Now" and "$152 mill - that's a lot of profit for a non-profit."
A masked person wearing a mask and blue dodger jersey is striding away from BU's George Sherman Union building.

March 12, 2024

Thousands of Boston University graduate student workers vote to strike over pay, benefits

The Boston Globe