Boston University graduate student workers plan to try to form a union, according to a news release sent Monday, which says many of the institution's 3,000-plus graduate students are struggling to afford life near campus.
, and a more labor-friendly Joe Biden in office, organizers at B.U. have resumed the fight.
Alex Lion, a fifth-year graduate student in biology and part of the organizing effort, says those stipends are relatively low compared to other local institutions, and leave many B.U. grad students earning much less than a living wage. The student-organizers are hoping to join the Service Employees International Union Local 509. Their goals include workload limits, better pay and year-round stipends, more affordable health care and specific supports for international grad students.
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