The university described the pact as a tentative initial agreement that must go through more steps before it goes into effect.
University of Alaska graduate student workers protest in support of a contract in Fairbanks, Alaska, on April 29, 2024.
University President Pat Pitney said the university administration’s goal throughout negotiations was to support “fair compensation increases” for graduate students with a contract that was financially sustainable. Schiffmiller, a Ph.D. student and research assistant in biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, said the agreement addresses all of the critical issues raised by union members. They include increasing pay, allowing bargaining over health insurance in the future, and requiring that if employees lose their jobs, the university must prove there was a just cause. It also allows the union to file grievances over discrimination and sexual harassment.
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