As an individual employee, you have limited leverage when negotiating with the Northwestern administration. A union allows employees to pool their labor as a single resource and use it to gain negotiating power, which in turn allows the employees to win additional pay, protection, and benefits for their labor. 

Unions give workers a democratic voice in the workplace. When workers are organized in a union, they are able to negotiate for better wages, benefits, and working conditions with their employers.

The FAQ information  provides an overview of:

• the process of union formation
• recognition campaigns
• contract bargaining
• details about NUGW
• a summary of protections we have under the National Labor Relations Act.

Please ask any additional questions by reaching out to your steward and/or contacting us at nugraduateworkers@gmail.com.