Amina Wase

Nov 13, 2024 | stanforddaily.com | Amina Wase

On Tuesday, the Stanford Graduate Workers Union (SGWU) called off a strike scheduled for Wednesday morning after reaching a tentative contract agreement with the University. SGWU will release the University’s full offer on Wednesday, which members will be able to vote on. “We were able to get sufficient movement from Stanford to reach a tentative agreement this evening on a complete contract that we can recommend.“ SGWU wrote to its members Tuesday evening.

Nov 12, 2024 | stanforddaily.com | Amina Wase

The Stanford Graduate Workers Union’s (SGWU) postponed the planned Tuesday strike after concluding contract negotiations with the University Monday evening, the union announced. The union plans to resume bargaining on Tuesday morning. The strike is now scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. “After 14 hours of bargaining today, we have made progress on getting towards a resolution,” the bargaining committee wrote in an email to union members.

Nov 7, 2024 | stanforddaily.com | Amina Wase |Caroline Chen

Members of the Stanford Graduate Workers Union (SGWU) overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike. SGWU’s Strike Authorization Vote passed on Wednesday, with 89.3% in favor out of 2,317 total votes. This outcome grants the union’s bargaining committee the authority to call a strike at their discretion. Ninety-four percent of union members also voted to reject Stanford’s Oct. 28 proposed contract.

Oct 31, 2024 | stanforddaily.com | Amina Wase

The Stanford Graduate Workers Union (SGWU) launched a two-item ballot on Wednesday for members to vote on Stanford’s proposed contract and strike authorization. The ballot will be open through next Wednesday. The union will begin a strike on Nov. 12 if the strike authorization vote passes and the University does not “adequately improve their offer,” according to a SGWU press release.

Oct 23, 2024 | stanforddaily.com | Amina Wase |Helen Katz

Laetitia Bader, the director of Human Rights Watch Horn of Africa, and Christopher Tounsel, the University of Washington African Studies program director and history professor, called for increased awareness and media coverage on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan following the country’s 2019 revolution at a panel event on Monday.