Articles tagged: unionization

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RA union votes unanimously to certify new contract

The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC) voted unanimously to ratify their first contract with the University on May 9. This comes a year after Georgetown’s residence assistants (RAs) voted overwhelmingly... Read more

By May 10, 2025

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RA union discusses compensation, job description, and more with university at 10th bargaining session

On Thursday, the Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC)—the resident assistant (RA) union—discussed four key components of their contract with the university. The March 13 meeting, as the 10th bargaining session,... Read more

By and March 16, 2025

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Workers at five D.C. restaurants attempt to unionize, fighting for “rights, respect, and benefits”

Le Diplomate is a bustling high-end spot, consistently making lists of the District’s top restaurants. The popular Logan Circle restaurant brings in about $26.7 million in revenue a year—but workers... Read more

By and February 15, 2025

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Compass Coffee employees attempt to unionize amidst alleged unfair labor practices

While Georgetown students flock to Compass Coffee on Wisconsin Avenue for lattes and a dependably serene study spot, for Compass baristas, work has been anything but dependable or serene.  Compass... Read more

By September 27, 2024

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Georgetown will not voluntarily recognize RA union, administrators say

The university announced today in an email to all resident assistants (RAs) that it would not voluntarily recognize their unionization with OPEIU Local 153, as the Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC) requested last Friday.

By , and March 27, 2024

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In a new age of player empowerment in college basketball, is unionization on the horizon?

Every year thousands of young athletes don uniforms bearing the name of their university in pursuit of higher education or, for the select few, a professional sports career. The hours... Read more

By and February 16, 2024

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Graduate students vote in favor of unionization

Graduate students voted 555-108 to unionize and be represented by the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE) in affiliation with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). The results of the... Read more

By November 9, 2018

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Unionization vote enters last day

Nov. 8 is the last day of for Georgetown’s graduate students to vote on whether or not they want to unionize and be represented by the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate... Read more

By November 8, 2018

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GAGE election to be held in November

The university announced that the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE) unionization election will take place from Nov. 5 to Nov. 8. in an email from Provost Robert Groves and... Read more

By October 22, 2018

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From the top: the unfinished story of graduate student unionization at Georgetown

Last week, graduate student assistants at Georgetown came one step closer to having a recognized union. The Voice decided to take a look back at the last two years of... Read more

By February 9, 2018

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University considers private arbitrator in graduate student union election

Georgetown University will consider a Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE) proposal to allow a neutral arbitrator to conduct an election on the recognition of a graduate student union by... Read more

By January 18, 2018

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Grad students discuss unionization at town hall

Georgetown’s graduate students held a town hall on Nov. 2 for teaching assistants to discuss the possibility of unionizing in response to an Aug. 23 ruling from the National Labor... Read more

By November 7, 2016

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Aramark workers and students rallied to present petition to Hoya Court managers

A group of Georgetown students and workers from Hoya Court, Einstein Bros., and Leo’s rallied on Wednesday to present two petitions to Aramark managers in Hoya Court. A group of... Read more

By and February 18, 2015