Vishal Jammulapati is a Trinity sophomore and an associate news editor of The Chronicle's 118th volume.
The event was hosted by the Duke Native American/Indigenous Student Alliance and the Nu chapter of the Alpha Pi Omega sorority, the only Indigenous Greek organization on Duke’s campus.
DGSU launched a unionization drive seeking formal recognition from the National Labor Relations Board on Sept. 16, coinciding with Suzanne Barbour’s first day as the new dean of The Graduate School.
Dining prices are not expected to increase more throughout the semester. Duke Dining also plans to send ‘targeted emails’ to remind students to budget their food points, an administrator said at the Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee meeting.
Unions are formally recognized bodies of workers who join together to establish collective bargaining power in a workplace. Recognized unions at Duke span dining, publishing, transit and academics.
DGSU Co-chair Matt Thomas said he was not given an explanation on why staff could not accept the letter. It mistakenly read that President Vincent Price sent “intimidating,” anonymous anti-union emails in early 2017. At the time, Richard Brodhead was president.
This latest effort is the renewal of an inconclusive unionization effort in 2017.
The request to reevaluate holding classes on Labor Day was proposed by faculty members in the University Schedule Committee and approved in the spring.
As the semester kicks off and classes get underway, it’s important to know where to look for help and self-care on campus.
DGSU’s latest demand is for a $40,000 stipend pay floor for all graduate students. Currently, the stipend floor is around $32,000, according to Matt Thomas, DGSU co-chair and third-year Ph.D.
Changes are abound at Duke Dining facilities, and it’s not just the increasing prices.
The Duke Graduate Students Union drapes a banner on the Chapel steps during a rally on Sept. 5, 2022.
