List of graduate student labor unions
# List of graduate student labor unions

Graduate student employees, such as Research Assistants, Teaching Assistants, and Graduate Assistants, and more, are unionized worldwide.

## United States Graduate Student Employee Unions

At least 156 active graduate student employee bargaining units have publicized their unionization in the United States.

### Active US Graduate student public bargaining units, established or publicly announced

Note: "Status" is either: Unionizing = unionization is publicly in progress, but unit is not yet certified Certified = unit is certified, but first contract is not yet ratified Contracted = unit has ratified a contract Independent = unit is established, not restricted, and chose against national union affiliation Restricted = State law restricts public higher education teacher collective bargaining (AR, GA, HI, MD, NC, SC,, TN, TX, VA) Additional Note: (?) = Indicates something is unknown, unclear or not yet decided

| State | School | Unit Name | Unit Nickname | Status | Union Local |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DC | American University | Graduate Student Workers Union | - | contracted | SEIU 500 |
| AZ | Arizona State University | United Campus Workers of Arizona | - | contracted | CWA 7065 |
| AL | Auburn University | United Campus Workers of Alabama at Auburn University | UCW Auburn | contracted | CWA 3965 |
| TN | Austin Peay State University | United Campus Workers of Tennessee | - | restricted | CWA 3865 |
| MA | Boston College | Boston College Graduate Employees Union | BCGEU | certified | UAW #(?) |
| MA | Boston University | Boston University Graduate Workers Union | BUGWU | certified | SEIU 509 |
| MA | Brandeis University | Graduate Student Union? | - | contracted | SEIU 509 |
| RI | Brown University | Graduate Labor Organization | GLO | contracted | AFT 6516 |
| CA | California State University System | Academic Student Employees | ASE | contracted | UAW 4123 |
| MI | Central Michigan University | Graduate Student Union | GSU | contracted | AFT 6522 |
| TN | Chattanooga State Community College | United Campus Workers of Tennessee | - | restricted | CWA 3865 |
| NY | City University of New York (CUNY) | Graduate Center Chapter of the Professional Staff Congress | PSC GC | contracted | AFT 2334 |
| MA | Clark University | Clark University Graduate Workers United, | CUGWU | contracted | IBT 170 |
| VA | College of William & Mary | United Campus Workers of Virginia | - | restricted | CWA 2265 |
| CO | Colorado State University | Graduate Workers Organizing Cooperative | GWOK | independent | independent |
| NY | Columbia University | Student Workers of Columbia | SWC | contracted | UAW 2710 |
| GA | Columbus State University | United Campus Workers of Georgia | - | restricted | CWA 3265 |
| NY | Cornell University | Cornell Graduate Students United | - | contracted | NEA/AFT #(?) |
| NH | Dartmouth College | Graduate Organized Laborers at Dartmouth | GOLD | certified | UE, #in progress (?) |
| NC | Duke University | Duke Graduate Students Union | - | contracted | SEIU 27 |
| TN | East Tennessee State University | United Campus Workers of Tennessee | - | restricted | CWA 3865 |
| KY | Eastern Kentucky University | United Campus Workers of Kentucky | UCWKY-EKU (?) | contracted | CWA 3365 |
| MA | Emerson College | Emerson College Student Union | ECSU | independent | independent |
| GA | Emory University | EmoryUnite! | - | contracted | SEIU #(?) |
| FL | Florida A&M University | Graduate Assistants United | GAU | contracted | NEA/AFT #(?) |
| FL | Florida State University | Graduate Assistants United | GAU | contracted | NEA/AFT #(?) |
| NY | Fordham University | Fordham Graduate Student Workers | FGSW | certified | CWA 1104 |
| DC | George Washington University | Graduate Workers United | GWU | contracted | (?) |
| DC | Georgetown University | Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees | GAGE | contracted | AFT 6440 |
| GA | Georgia College & State University | United Campus Workers of Georgia | UCWGA-GCSU | restricted | CWA 3265 |
| GA | Georgia Gwinnett College | United Campus Workers of Georgia | UCWGA-GGC | restricted | CWA 3265 |
| GA | Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech) | United Campus Workers of Georgia | UCWGA-GT | restricted | CWA 3265 |
| GA | Georgia Southern University | United Campus Workers of Georgia | - | restricted | CWA 3265 |
| GA | Georgia Southwestern State University | United Campus Workers of Georgia | UCWGSW | restricted | CWA 3265 |
| GA | Georgia State University | United Campus Workers of Georgia | UCWGA-GSU | restricted | CWA 3265 |
| GA | Georgia State University Perimeter College | United Campus Workers of Georgia | - | restricted | CWA 3265 |
| MA | Harvard University | Harvard Undergraduate Workers Union | HUWU | contracted | UAW 5118 |
| MA | Harvard University | Harvard Graduate Students Union | HGSU | contracted | UAW 5118 |
| NY | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | Sinai Student Workers | SSW | unionizing | UAW #tbd |
| IL | Illinois State University | Graduate Workers Union | GWU | contracted | SEIU 73 |
| IN | Indiana University - Bloomington | Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition | - | unionizing | UE #(?) |
| FL | Jacksonville State University | (?) | To be decided (?) | unionizing | (?) |
| MD | Johns Hopkins University | Teachers and Researchers United | TRU | certified | UE 197 |
| GA | Kennesaw State University | United Campus Workers of Georgia | UCWGA-KSU | restricted | CWA 3265 |
| KY | Kentucky Community & Technical College System | United Campus Workers of Kentucky | - | contracted | CWA 3365 |
| TN | Lemoyne-Owen College | United Campus Workers of Tennessee | - | unionizing | CWA 3865 |
| LA | Louisiana State University | United Campus Workers of Louisiana | - | contracted | CWA 3465 |
| IL | Loyola University Chicago | Loyola Graduate Workers' Union | LGWU | contracted | SEIU 73 |
| MA | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | Graduate Student Union | GSU | contracted | UE 256 |
| MI | Michigan State University | Graduate Employees Union | GEU | contracted | AFT 6196 |
| MI | Michigan Technological University | United Campus Workers Michigan | - | unionizing | CWA #(?) |
| TN | Middle Tennessee State University | United Campus Workers of Tennessee | - | restricted | CWA 3865 |
| MS | Mississippi State University | United Campus Workers of Mississippi | - | unionizing | CWA 3565 |
| MT | Montana State University | Graduate Employee Organization | GEO | contracted | AFT 7756 |
| KY | Morehead State University | United Campus Workers of Kentucky | - | unionizing | CWA 3365 |
| KY | Murray State University | United Campus Workers of Kentucky | - | contracted | CWA 3365 |
| NJ | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Graduate Student & Research Employee Unit | GSRE | contracted | AFT/AAUP 6323(?) |
| NM | New Mexico State University | Graduate Workers United | GWU | contracted | UE 1498 |
| NY | New York University (NYU) | Graduate Student Organizing Committee | GSOC | contracted | UAW 2110 |
| NC | North Carolina State University | NC State Graduate Workers Union | - | restricted | UE 150 |
| MA | Northeastern University | Graduate Employees of Northeastern University | GENU | contracted | UAW #(?) |
| AZ | Northern Arizona University | University Union of Northern Arizona | UUNA | contracted | AFT 5196 |
| IL | Northwestern University | Northwestern University Graduate Workers | NUGW | contracted | UE #(?) |
| OR | Oregon Health & Science University | Graduate Researchers United | GRU | contracted | AFSCME 402 |
| OR | Oregon State University | Coalition of Graduate Employees | CGE | contracted | AFT 6069 |
| TN | Pellissippi State Community College | United Campus Workers of Tennessee | - | restricted | CWA 3865 |
| PA | Pennsylvania State University | Coalition of Graduate Employees at Pennsylvania State University | CGEPSU | unionizing | To be decided |
| OR | Portland State University | Graduate Employees Union | GEU | contracted | AFT/AAUP 6666 |
| NJ | Princeton University | Princeton Graduate Students United | PGSU | unionizing | UE #(?) |
| IN | Purdue University | Graduate Rights and Our Well-Being | GROW | contracted | (?) |
| NJ | Rutgers University | Rutgers AAUP-AFT Academic Worker Union | Rutgers AAUP | contracted | AFT/AAUP 6323 |
| IL | Southern Illinois University at Carbondale | Graduate Assistants United,,, | GA United | contracted | NEA #(?) |
| IL | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | SIUE Graduate Workers Forward (?) | - | contracted | SEIU 73 |
| TN | Southwest Tennessee Community College | United Campus Workers of Tennessee | - | unionizing | CWA 3865 |
| CA | Stanford University | Stanford Graduate Workers Union | SGWU | unionizing | UE #tbd |
| NY | State University of New York (SUNY) | Graduate Student Employees Union | GSEU | contracted | CWA 1104 |
| NY | Stony Brook University | Research Assistants Union | RA Union | contracted | CWA 1104 |
| NY | Syracuse University | Syracuse Graduate Employees United | GEU | unionizing | SEIU 200United |
| PA | Temple University | Temple University Graduate Students' Association | TUGSA | contracted | AFT 6290 |
| TN | Tennessee State University | United Campus Workers of Tennessee | - | restricted | CWA 3865 |
| TN | Tennessee Tech University | United Campus Workers of Tennessee | - | restricted | CWA 3865 |
| NY | The New School | Student Employees at The New School | SENS | contracted | UAW 7902 |
| AL | Troy University | name? | - | unionizing | To be decided |
| LA | Tulane University | Solidarity Tulane,,,, | SolTul | independent | independent |
| MA | Tufts University | Tufts University Graduate Workers Union | TUGWU | contracted | SEIU 509 |
| AL | University of Alabama | United Campus Workers of Alabama - University of Alabama | UCWAL - UA | contracted | CWA 3965 |
| AL | University of Alabama at Birmingham | (?) | - | unionizing | To be decided |
| AK | University of Alaska | Alaskan Graduate Workers Association | AGWA | unionizing | UAW #tbd |
| AZ | University of Arizona | United Campus Workers of Arizona | - | contracted | CWA 7065 |
| AR | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville Education Association | - | restricted | NEA 965 |
| CA | University of California system | Academic Student Employees | ASE | contracted | UAW 2865 |
| CA | University of California system | Student Researchers (aka Student-Workers Union?) | SR | contracted | UAW 2865 |
| IL | University of Chicago | Graduate Students United | GSU | certified | UE #(?) |
| IL | University of Chicago | Student Library Employee Union, | SLEU | contracted | IBT 743 |
| CO | University of Colorado Boulder | United Campus Workers Colorado | - | unionizing | CWA 7799 |
| CT | University of Connecticut (UConn) | Graduate Employee & Postdoc Union | GEU | contracted | UAW 6950 |
| FL | University of Florida | Graduate Assistants United | GAU | contracted | NEA/AFT #(?) |
| GA | University of Georgia | United Campus Workers of Georgia | UCWGA-UGA | restricted | CWA 3265 |
| HI | University of Hawai'i at Mānoa | Academic Labor United | To be decided | restricted | To be decided |
| IL | University of Illinois Chicago | Graduate Employees Organization | GEO | contracted | AFT 6297 |
| IL | University of Illinois Springfield | Association of Graduate Employees, | AGE | contracted | AFT 4100 |
| IL | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Graduate Employees' Organization | GEO | contracted | AFT 6300 |
| IA | University of Iowa | Campaign to Organize Graduate Students | COGS | contracted | UE 896 |
| KS | University of Kansas | Graduate Teaching Assistants Coalition | GTAC | contracted | AFT 6403 |
| KY | University of Kentucky | United Campus Workers of Kentucky | - | contracted | CWA 3365 |
| KY | University of Louisville | United Campus Workers of Kentucky | - | contracted | CWA 3365 |
| ME | University of Maine | University of Maine Graduate Workers Union | UMGWU | unionizing | UAW #tbd |
| MD | University of Maryland, College Park | Fearless Student Employees | FSE | restricted | (?) |
| MA | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Graduate Employee Organization | GEO | contracted | UAW 2322 |
| MA | University of Massachusetts Boston | Graduate Employee Organization | GEO | contracted | UAW 1596 |
| MA | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | name in progress since 4/27/2023 | nickname in progress since 4/27/2023 | certified | AFT 6350 |
| MA | University of Massachusetts Lowell | Graduate Employee Organization | GEO | contracted | UAW 1596 |
| TN | University of Memphis | United Campus Workers of Tennessee | - | unionizing | CWA 3865 |
| FL | University of Miami | Graduate Workers Union | GWU (?) | unionizing | To be decided |
| MI | University of Michigan | Graduate Employees' Organization | GEO | contracted | AFT 3550 |
| MN | University of Minnesota | Graduate Labor Union | GLU | certified | UE #in progress? |
| MS | University of Mississippi | United Campus Workers of Mississippi, | UCW-MS | contracted | CWA 3565 |
| MO | University of Missouri - Kansas City | Graduate Rights Organization,, | GRO | independent | independent |
| NE | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Unionize UNL | - | unionizing | To be decided |
| NM | University of New Mexico | United Grad Workers | UGW | contracted | UE 1466 |
| LA | University of New Orleans | United Campus Workers of Louisiana | - | unionizing | CWA 3465 |
| NC | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | The Workers Union at UNC | - | restricted | UE 150 |
| NC | University of North Carolina Charlotte | (?) | - | restricted | UE 150 |
| NC | University of North Carolina Greensboro | (?) | - | restricted | UE 150 |
| GA | University of North Georgia | United Campus Workers of Georgia | UCWGA-UNG | restricted | CWA 3265 |
| OR | University of Oregon | Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation | GTFF | contracted | AFT 3544 |
| PA | University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) | Graduate Employees Together at the University of Pennsylvania | GET-UP | unionizing | UAW #tbd |
| RI | University of Rhode Island | Graduate Assistants United | GAU | contracted | NEA #(?) |
| SC | University of South Carolina | United Campus Workers of South Carolina | - | restricted | CWA 3765 |
| FL | University of South Florida | Graduate Assistants United | GAU | contracted | NEA/AFT #(?) |
| CA | University of Southern California | Graduate Student Worker Organizing Committee | GSWOC | contracted | UAW #(?) |
| MS | University of Southern Mississippi | United Campus Workers of Mississippi | - | unionizing | CWA 3565 |
| TN | University of Tennessee at Martin | United Campus Workers of Tennessee | - | unionizing | CWA 3865 |
| TN | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | United Campus Workers of Tennessee | - | restricted | CWA 3865 |
| TN | University of Tennessee Health Science Center | United Campus Workers of Tennessee | - | unionizing | CWA 3865 |
| TN | University of Tennessee Knoxville | United Campus Workers of Tennessee | - | restricted | CWA 3865 |
| TX | University of Texas at Austin | Underpaid At UT,, | Underpaid@UT | restricted | none, independent |
| VT | University of Vermont | Graduate Students United | GSU | unionizing | UAW 2322 |
| VA | University of Virginia | United Campus Workers of Virginia | - | restricted | CWA 2265 |
| WA | University of Washington | Research Coordinators & Research Consultants | To be decided | unionizing | To be decided |
| WA | University of Washington | Researchers United | UW Researchers United (?) | contracted | UAW 4121 |
| GA | University of West Georgia | United Campus Workers of Georgia, | UCWGA-UWG | restricted | CWA 3265 |
| WI | University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | AAUP // UW-Milwaukee Chapter? | UWM-AAUP | contracted | AAUP #(?) |
| WI | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Teaching Assistants' Association | TAA | contracted | AFT 3220 |
| TN | Vanderbilt University | Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United | VGWU | unionizing | UE #(?) |
| VA | Virginia Commonwealth University | United Campus Workers of Virginia | - | restricted | CWA 2265 |
| WA | Washington State University | Coalition of Academic Student Employees | CASE | contracted | UAW 4121 |
| WA | Washington University | Washington University Undergraduate and Graduate Workers' Union | WUGWU | independent | independent |
| MI | Wayne State University | Graduate Employees Organizing Committee | GEOC | contracted | AFT 6123 |
| MI | Western Michigan University | Teaching Assistants Union | TAU | contracted | AFT 1729 |
| WA | Western Washington University | Western Academic Workers United Educational Student Employees | WAWU ESEs | contracted | UAW #(?) |
| WA | Western Washington University | Western Academic Workers United Operational Student Employees | WAWU OSEs | contracted | UAW #(?) |
| NC | Winston Salem State University | (?) | - | restricted | UE 150 |
| MA | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI-MIT Joint Program) | Graduate Student Union | GSU | unionizing | UE #tbd |
| MA | Worcester Polytechnic University (WPI) | Graduate Workers Union | WPI-GWU | certified | UAW #in progress |
| CT | Yale University | Local 33 | Local 33 | contracted | UNITE HERE! 33 |

## Canadian Graduate Student Employee Unions

At least 14 active graduate student employee bargaining units have publicized their unionization in Canada.

### Active Canadian Graduate student public bargaining units, established or publicly announced

Note: "Status" is either:

Unionizing = unionization is publicly in progress, but unit is not yet certified Certified = unit is certified, but first contract is not yet ratified Contracted = unit has ratified a contract

Independent = unit is established, not restricted, and chose against national union affiliation Additional Note: (?) = Indicates something is unknown, unclear or not yet decided

| Province | School | Unit Name | Unit Nickname | Status | Union Local |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| QC | McGill University (Université McGill) | Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (L’Association des étudiant.e.s diplômé.e.s employé.e.s de McGill) | AGSEM (AEEDEM) Unit 1 | contracted | CSN |
| QC | McGill University (Université McGill) | Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (L’Association des étudiant.e.s diplômé.e.s employé.e.s de McGill) | AGSEM (AEEDEM) Unit 2 | contracted | CSN |
| QC | McGill University (Université McGill) | Association of McGill University Research Employees (Association des employées et employés de recherche de l’université McGill) | AMURE (AERUM) Unit 1 | contracted | PSAC 17601 |
| QC | McGill University (Université McGill) | Association of McGill University Research Employees (Association des employées et employés de recherche de l’université McGill) | AMURE (AERUM) Unit 2 | contracted | PSAC 17601 |
| QC | McGill University (Université McGill) | Association of McGill University Support Employees (Le syndicat des employé.e.s occassionel.le.s de l’Université McGill) | AMUSE (SEOUM) Unit 1 | contracted | PSAC 17600 |
| QC | McGill University (Université McGill) | Association of McGill University Support Employees (Le syndicat des employé.e.s occassionel.le.s de l’Université McGill) | AMUSE (SEOUM) Unit 2 | contracted | PSAC 17600 |
| QC | McGill University (Université McGill) | McGill Course Lecturers and Instructors Union (Syndicat des chargé(e)s de cours et instructeurs(trices) de McGill) | MCLIU (SCCIM) | contracted | CSN |
| ON | Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto | Education Workers Unit 7 | - | contracted | CUPE 3902 |
| BC | Simon Fraser University | Teaching Support Staff Union | TSSU | independent | independent |
| ON | University of St. Michael's College | Education Workers Unit 4 | - | contracted | CUPE 3902 |
| ON | University of Toronto | Education Workers Unit 1 | - | contracted | CUPE 3902 |
| ON | University of Toronto | Education Workers Unit 3 | CUPE 3902 U3 | contracted | CUPE 3902 |
| ON | University of Toronto New College International Programs | Education Workers Unit 6 | - | contracted | CUPE 3902 |
| ON | Victoria University | Education Workers Unit 2 | - | contracted | CUPE 3902 |
