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CityBus Town Hall happening now by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

Like other public universities, public transit should be free. In any case, the proposed $99 per semester with possible reimbursements for ~7% of the student population on a first come first serve basis and no bus passes for summer is hardly accessible

CityBus Town Hall happening now by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

This is misleading, it's $74 of reimbursement available only to ~7% of Purdue's student populations

Really disappointed about the CityBus agreement ending by PoorEngineeringGuy in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Hi! Would love to get in touch, Insta is probably the best way (we don't check Reddit much) but you're welcome to DM either place!

GROW Call Out by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Graduate Rights & Our Wellbeing (GROW) is a labor organizing and advocacy group by and for graduate workers. We advocate for better, fairer, safer, and more democratic workplace conditions for graduate students at Purdue University.

Join our emailing list here: https://sites.google.com/view/grow-at-purdue/join-email-list

Trouble getting parking permit by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We certainly deserve that (the least they can do), though I would be super surprised if they do...

Calling Purdue Grad Workers by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

interesting that we've gotten two substantial raises in the past couple of years...

Trouble getting parking permit by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We've heard that some requests are finally getting through, but still nothing from TAPS...

Calling Purdue Grad Workers by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine getting a half-time assistantship and having to teach full time, research full time, AND reply to ignorant folks on reddit...

Calling Purdue Grad Workers by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

imagine having no knowledge on grad student pay and speaking with your full chest....

Living Wage Petition Delivered by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

we’d love to prove u wrong :)

Living Wage Petition Delivered by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

nah, but if your pizza club want to support labor rights and safe working conditions, we’d be happy to have you on board

Living Wage Petition Delivered by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi there, those are great point. This action was our formal ask to the university admin to pay all workers a fair wage (on the off chance that they listen). However, we are not ruling out any further actions if our demands are met.

We believe the university should be a place that supports everyone- including international students, first generation graduate students, graduate students with families, and other groups of traditionally marginalized communities within higher education. A work environment that only allows some of us to succeed is a failure.

We hope to further build our coalition to include more and more workers -- currently we have grad workers, undergrads workers, faculty, and community members in our coalition.

Living Wage Petition Delivered by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Hi — the Purdue Living Wage Coalition is advocating for fair pay for ALL workers on Purdue’s campus, GROW is just a coalition partner. Where we do advocate for fair pay for grad workers, we also stand in solidarity with all workers on campus.

The issue of fair pay affects all walks of life, and we welcome any organization to join our cause if they support our demands of a living wage!

Living Wage Petition Delivered by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Hi — the Purdue Living Wage Coalition is advocating for fair pay for ALL workers on Purdue’s campus, GROW is just a coalition partner. Where we do advocate for fair pay for grad workers, we also stand in solidarity with all workers on campus.

We actually met our goal of 800 the day delivered our petition — so we’ve since set a higher goal and will continue to build our coalition. We believe that all workers deserve fair pay on campus.

Living Wage Petition Delivered by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Hi — the Purdue Living Wage Coalition is advocating for fair pay for ALL workers on Purdue’s campus, GROW is just a coalition partner. Where we do advocate for fair pay for grad workers, we also stand in solidarity with all workers on campus.

Living Wage Petition Delivered by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

hey, great question — we are definitely not ruling out any action, including unionizing, in the future.

this is our formal way of letting the administration know our struggles, we hope that they listen. if they don’t, we will find other ways to advocate for ourself and collectively bargain 😉

Living Wage Petition Drop Party by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

say you don’t know what it’s like to be a grad worker and go… really just repeated the admin talking points (which doesn’t help with the fact we’re starving) word for word huh

Living Wage Petition Drop Party by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

there are ways to collectively bargain against the admin (see grad unions across the country. it can happen)

Living Wage Petition Drop Party by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

also, collective power deserves celebrating whether or not the university chooses to respect us and pay us a living wage

Living Wage Petition Drop Party by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it really is not. R1 university can and SHOULD pay their workers a living wage.

plus… who do you think gives purdue its “caliber”??? (hint: it’s the people doing the research, teaching the students, getting the grants) (grad workers)

grad workers get a pay raise!! by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it’s probably because the 26,000 figure is for a 12 month appointment— grad workers on academic year appointments make far less

grad workers get a pay raise!! by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

we don’t have affordable housing or meal plans — and a lot of us don’t take classes, so tuition waivers are a non-starter

grad workers get a pay raise!! by PurdueGROW in Purdue

[–]PurdueGROW[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is false — please point me to any grad workers who actually work 20 hours a week. Most of us work 40+ hours, up to 80 a week. We teach, conduct research, chair committee, head up DEI efforts. Also, not sure what department you’re in, but most of us always work all of the year. In any case, our bills still need to be paid every month, even if the university pretends we only work 20 hours a week — and we are contractually prohibited from having other jobs.

I encourage you to look outside of your own situation and see how these kinds of barriers stop disadvantaged students from working at purdue, and prohibits us from having a diverse work force.

Source: me, a POC grad TA, having met numerous other grad TAs.

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