Links

American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

Information on the AFL/CIO, plus information on the unions of today, issues pertinent to unions and working families, and much more.

American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

Information on the AFT and AFL/CIO, plus links to educational sites, professional enrichment resources, workshops, etc. Good site for the instructor who wants to expand his or her horizons. TUGSA is affiliated with the AFT, as is TAUP, Temple's faculty union.

Coalition of Graduate Employee Unions (CGEU)

A site with information about the nationwide movement to organize graduate employees.

Graduate Employee Organization, the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

A unionization campaign in-progress.

Graduate Employees' Organization, the University of Michigan

Home page for a group of graduate employees who have successfully unionized. Their links page is another good resource.

Graduate Employees Together - University of Pennsylvania (GET-UP)

Home page for our sister campaign at Penn.

Graduate Student Council at the University of Virginia

Home page for the Graduate Student Government at University of Virginia. Check out their Hot Issue section for info on how graduate employees at UVa are dealing with the issue of being in a "right-to-work" state (i.e., a state without collective negotiation rights).

National Association of Graduate and Professional Students (NAGPS)

Non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of graduate and professional student life; they act as a clearinghouse for information on graduate and professional student groups at all stages of development.

Teaching Assistants' Association, the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Home page for the country's oldest union for graduate employees. Founded in 1969, TAA-Madison, a fellow AFT-affiliate, paved the way for all future efforts to organize graduate student workers. Thirty years later, their union is still going strong.

Temple Association of University Professionals (TAUP)

Home page for Temple's union for all full-time faculty, professional librarians and academic professionals. They are also affiliated with the AFT and are strong supporters of TUGSA's efforts to unionize.

TU Adjuncts

A group for adjunct instructors at Temple that aims to improve adjuncts' working conditions by organizing a union.

Workplace: The Journal for Academic Labor

A publication of the Modern Language Association's Graduate Student Caucus.