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Graduate student employees unions are labor unions that represent graduate students who are employed by their college or university as research assistants, teaching assistants, graduate assistants, or similar.

In the United States

As of July 2023, at least 156 active graduate student employee bargaining units had publicized their unionization in the United States (as counted in the table below).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

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Active United States graduate student employee bargaining units, established or publicly announced[a]
State School Unit Name Unit
Nickname		 Status[b] Union Local
DC American University Graduate Student Workers Union [21] - contracted SEIU 500
AZ Arizona State University United Campus Workers of Arizona [22][23] - contracted CWA 7065
AL Auburn University United Campus Workers of Alabama at Auburn University [24][25] UCW Auburn restricted CWA 3965
TN Austin Peay State University United Campus Workers of Tennessee [26][27] - restricted CWA 3865
MA Boston College Boston College Graduate Employees Union [28][29] BCGEU certified UAW #(?)
MA Boston University Boston University Graduate Workers Union [30][31] BUGWU certified SEIU 509
MA Brandeis University Graduate Student Union? [32][33] - contracted SEIU 509
RI Brown University Graduate Labor Organization [34][35] GLO contracted AFT 6516
CA California State University System Academic Student Employees [36][37][38] ASE contracted UAW 4123
MI Central Michigan University Graduate Student Union [39] GSU contracted AFT 6522
TN Chattanooga State Community College United Campus Workers of Tennessee [40][27] - restricted CWA 3865
NY City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center Chapter of the Professional Staff Congress [41] PSC GC contracted AFT 2334
MA Clark University Clark University Graduate Workers United,[42] CUGWU contracted IBT 170
VA College of William & Mary United Campus Workers of Virginia [43] - restricted CWA 2265
CO Colorado State University Graduate Workers Organizing Cooperative [44] GWOK independent independent
NY Columbia University Student Workers of Columbia [45] SWC contracted UAW 2710
GA Columbus State University United Campus Workers of Georgia [46] - restricted CWA 3265
NY Cornell University Cornell Graduate Students United [47] CGSU-UE contracted UE 300
NH Dartmouth College Graduate Organized Laborers at Dartmouth [48] GOLD certified UE 261
NC Duke University Duke Graduate Students Union [49] - certified SEIU 27
TN East Tennessee State University United Campus Workers of Tennessee [40] - restricted CWA 3865
KY Eastern Kentucky University United Campus Workers of Kentucky [50] UCWKY-EKU (?) contracted CWA 3365
MA Emerson College Emerson College Student Union [51] ECSU independent independent
GA Emory University EmoryUnite! [52] - certified SEIU 29
FL Florida A&M University Graduate Assistants United [53] GAU contracted NEA/AFT #(?)
FL Florida State University Graduate Assistants United [54] GAU contracted NEA/AFT #(?)
NY Fordham University Fordham Graduate Student Workers [55] FGSW certified CWA 1104
DC George Washington University Graduate Workers United [56] GWU contracted (?)
DC Georgetown University Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees [57] GAGE contracted AFT 6440
GA Georgia College & State University United Campus Workers of Georgia [58] UCWGA-GCSU restricted CWA 3265
GA Georgia Gwinnett College United Campus Workers of Georgia [59] UCWGA-GGC restricted CWA 3265
GA Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech) United Campus Workers of Georgia [60] UCWGA-GT restricted CWA 3265
GA Georgia Southern University United Campus Workers of Georgia [61] - restricted CWA 3265
GA Georgia Southwestern State University United Campus Workers of Georgia [62] UCWGSW restricted CWA 3265
GA Georgia State University United Campus Workers of Georgia [63] UCWGA-GSU restricted CWA 3265
GA Georgia State University Perimeter College United Campus Workers of Georgia [64] - restricted CWA 3265
MA Harvard University Harvard Undergraduate Workers Union [65] HUWU contracted UAW 5118
MA Harvard University Harvard Graduate Students Union[66] HGSU contracted UAW 5118
NY Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Sinai Student Workers [67] SSW unionizing UAW #tbd
IL Illinois State University Graduate Workers Union [68] GWU contracted SEIU 73
IN Indiana University - Bloomington Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition[69] - restricted UE #(?)
FL Jacksonville State University (?) [70] To be decided (?) unionizing (?)
MD Johns Hopkins University Teachers and Researchers United [71] TRU contracted UE 197
GA Kennesaw State University United Campus Workers of Georgia [72] UCWGA-KSU restricted CWA 3265
KY Kentucky Community & Technical College System United Campus Workers of Kentucky [73] - contracted CWA 3365
TN Lemoyne-Owen College United Campus Workers of Tennessee [74] - unionizing CWA 3865
LA Louisiana State University United Campus Workers of Louisiana [75] - contracted CWA 3465
IL Loyola University Chicago Loyola Graduate Workers' Union [76] LGWU contracted SEIU 73
MA Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Graduate Student Union [77] GSU contracted UE 256
MI Michigan State University Graduate Employees Union [78] GEU contracted AFT 6196
MI Michigan Technological University United Campus Workers Michigan [79] - unionizing CWA #(?)
TN Middle Tennessee State University United Campus Workers of Tennessee [26] - restricted CWA 3865
MS Mississippi State University United Campus Workers of Mississippi [80] - unionizing CWA 3565
MT Montana State University Graduate Employee Organization [81] GEO contracted AFT 7756
KY Morehead State University United Campus Workers of Kentucky [82] - unionizing CWA 3365
KY Murray State University United Campus Workers of Kentucky [83] - contracted CWA 3365
NJ New Jersey Institute of Technology Graduate Student & Research Employee Unit [84] GSRE contracted AFT/AAUP 6323(?)
NM New Mexico State University Graduate Workers United [85] GWU contracted UE 1498
NY New York University (NYU) Graduate Student Organizing Committee[86] GSOC contracted UAW 2110
NC North Carolina State University NC State Graduate Workers Union [87] - restricted UE 150
MA Northeastern University Graduate Employees of Northeastern University [88] GENU contracted UAW #(?)
AZ Northern Arizona University University Union of Northern Arizona [89] UUNA contracted AFT 5196
IL Northwestern University Northwestern University Graduate Workers [90] NUGW contracted UE 1122
OR Oregon Health & Science University Graduate Researchers United [91] GRU contracted AFSCME 402
OR Oregon State University Coalition of Graduate Employees [92] CGE contracted AFT 6069
TN Pellissippi State Community College United Campus Workers of Tennessee [40] - restricted CWA 3865
PA Pennsylvania State University Coalition of Graduate Employees at Pennsylvania State University [93] CGEPSU unionizing To be decided
OR Portland State University Graduate Employees Union [94] GEU contracted AFT/AAUP 6666
NJ Princeton University Princeton Graduate Students United [95] PGSU unionizing UE #(?)
IN Purdue University Graduate Rights and Our Well-Being [96] GROW restricted (?)
NJ Rutgers University Rutgers AAUP-AFT Academic Worker Union [97] Rutgers AAUP contracted AFT/AAUP 6323
IL Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Graduate Assistants United,[98][99] GA United contracted NEA #(?)
IL Southern Illinois University Edwardsville SIUE Graduate Workers Forward (?)[100] - contracted SEIU 73
TN Southwest Tennessee Community College United Campus Workers of Tennessee [74] - unionizing CWA 3865
CA Stanford University Stanford Graduate Workers Union [101] SGWU certified UE 1043
NY State University of New York (SUNY) Graduate Student Employees Union [102] GSEU contracted CWA 1104
NY Stony Brook University Research Assistants Union [103] RA Union contracted CWA 1104
NY Syracuse University Syracuse Graduate Employees United [104] SGEU certified SEIU 200 United
PA Temple University Temple University Graduate Students' Association[105] TUGSA contracted AFT 6290
TN Tennessee State University United Campus Workers of Tennessee [26] - restricted CWA 3865
TN Tennessee Tech University United Campus Workers of Tennessee [26] - restricted CWA 3865
NY The New School Student Employees at The New School [106] SENS contracted UAW 7902
AL Troy University name? [70] - restricted To be decided
LA Tulane University Solidarity Tulane,[107][108] SolTul independent independent
MA Tufts University Tufts University Graduate Workers Union [109] TUGWU contracted SEIU 509
AL University of Alabama United Campus Workers of Alabama - University of Alabama [110] UCWAL - UA restricted CWA 3965
AL University of Alabama at Birmingham (?) [70] - restricted To be decided
AK University of Alaska Alaskan Graduate Workers Association [111][112] AGWA certified UAW #tbd
AZ University of Arizona United Campus Workers of Arizona [113] - contracted CWA 7065
AR University of Arkansas Fayetteville Education Association [114] - restricted NEA 965
CA University of California system Academic Student Employees [115] ASE contracted UAW 4811
CA University of California system Student Researchers (Student Researchers United-UAW) [115] SR contracted UAW 4811
IL University of Chicago Graduate Students United [116] GSU contracted UE 1103
IL University of Chicago Student Library Employee Union [117] SLEU contracted IBT 743
CO University of Colorado Boulder United Campus Workers Colorado [118] - unionizing CWA 7799
CT University of Connecticut (UConn) Graduate Employee & Postdoc Union [119] GEU contracted UAW 6950
FL University of Florida Graduate Assistants United [120] GAU contracted NEA/AFT #(?)
GA University of Georgia United Campus Workers of Georgia [121] UCWGA-UGA restricted CWA 3265
HI University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Academic Labor United [122] To be decided restricted To be decided
IL University of Illinois Chicago Graduate Employees Organization [123] GEO contracted AFT 6297
IL University of Illinois Springfield Association of Graduate Employees,[124][125] AGE contracted AFT 4100
IL University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Graduate Employees' Organization[126][127] GEO contracted AFT 6300
IA University of Iowa Campaign to Organize Graduate Students [128] COGS contracted UE 896
KS University of Kansas Graduate Teaching Assistants Coalition [129][130] GTAC contracted AFT 6403
KY University of Kentucky United Campus Workers of Kentucky [131][132] - contracted CWA 3365
KY University of Louisville United Campus Workers of Kentucky [133] - contracted CWA 3365
ME University of Maine University of Maine Graduate Workers Union [134] UMGWU certified UAW #tbd
MD University of Maryland, College Park University of Maryland Graduate Labor Union [135] UMD-GLU restricted UAW #tbd
MA University of Massachusetts Amherst Graduate Employee Organization [136] GEO contracted UAW 2322
MA University of Massachusetts Boston Graduate Employee Organization [137] GEO contracted UAW 1596
MA University of Massachusetts Dartmouth name in progress since 4/27/2023 [138] nickname in progress since 4/27/2023 certified AFT 6350
MA University of Massachusetts Lowell Graduate Employee Organization [139] GEO contracted UAW 1596
TN University of Memphis United Campus Workers of Tennessee [74] - unionizing CWA 3865
FL University of Miami Graduate Workers Union [140] GWU (?) unionizing To be decided
MI University of Michigan Graduate Employees' Organization[141] GEO contracted AFT 3550
MN University of Minnesota Graduate Labor Union [142] GLU certified UE 1105
MS University of Mississippi United Campus Workers of Mississippi,[143] unionizing CWA 3565
MO University of Missouri - Kansas City Graduate Rights Organization,[144] GRO independent independent
NE University of Nebraska-Lincoln Unionize UNL [145] - unionizing To be decided
NH University of New Hampshire Graduate Employees United [146][147] UNH-GEU-UAW certified UAW #tbd
NM University of New Mexico United Grad Workers [148] UGW contracted UE 1466
LA University of New Orleans United Campus Workers of Louisiana [149] - unionizing CWA 3465
NC University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Workers Union at UNC [150] - restricted UE 150
NC University of North Carolina Charlotte (?) [151] - restricted UE 150
NC University of North Carolina Greensboro (?) [151] - restricted UE 150
GA University of North Georgia United Campus Workers of Georgia [152] UCWGA-UNG restricted CWA 3265
OR University of Oregon Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation [153] GTFF contracted AFT 3544
PA University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) Graduate Employees Together at the University of Pennsylvania[154] GET-UP certified UAW 5124
RI University of Rhode Island Graduate Assistants United [155] GAU contracted NEA #(?)
SC University of South Carolina United Campus Workers of South Carolina [156] - restricted CWA 3765
FL University of South Florida Graduate Assistants United [157][158] GAU contracted NEA/AFT #(?)
CA University of Southern California Graduate Student Worker Organizing Committee [159] GSWOC contracted UAW #(?)
MS University of Southern Mississippi United Campus Workers of Mississippi [80] - unionizing CWA 3565
TN University of Tennessee at Martin United Campus Workers of Tennessee [74][160] - unionizing CWA 3865
TN University of Tennessee at Chattanooga United Campus Workers of Tennessee [40][160] - restricted CWA 3865
TN University of Tennessee Health Science Center United Campus Workers of Tennessee [74][160] - unionizing CWA 3865
TN University of Tennessee Knoxville United Campus Workers of Tennessee [40][160] - restricted CWA 3865
TX University of Texas at Austin UT Graduate Workers Union [161] UTGWU restricted none, independent
TX Texas A&M Texas A&M Graduate Workers Union [162] - restricted none, independent
VT University of Vermont Graduate Students United [163] GSU certified UAW 2322
VA University of Virginia United Campus Workers of Virginia [164] - restricted CWA 2265
WA University of Washington Research Coordinators & Research Consultants [165] To be decided certified UAW 4121
WA University of Washington Researchers United [166] UW Researchers United contracted UAW 4121
WA University of Washington Postdoctoral Scholars[167] - contracted UAW 4121
WA University of Washington Academic Student Employees[168] ASEs contracted UAW 4121
GA University of West Georgia United Campus Workers of Georgia[169] UCWGA-UWG restricted CWA 3265
WI University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee AAUP // UW-Milwaukee Chapter [170] UWM-AAUP contracted AAUP #(?)
WI University of Wisconsin-Madison Teaching Assistants' Association[171] TAA contracted AFT 3220
TN Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United [172] VGWU unionizing UAW #(?)
VA Virginia Commonwealth University United Campus Workers of Virginia [173] - restricted CWA 2265
WA Washington State University Coalition of Academic Student Employees [174] CASE contracted UAW 4591
MO Washington University in St. Louis Washington University Undergraduate and Graduate Workers' Union [175] WUGWU independent independent
MI Wayne State University Graduate Employees Organizing Committee [176] GEOC contracted AFT 6123
MI Western Michigan University Teaching Assistants Union [177] TAU contracted AFT 1729
WA Western Washington University Educational Student Employees [178] Western Academic Workers United contracted[179] WAWU-UAW 4929[180]
WA Western Washington University Operational Student Employees [181] Western Academic Workers United unionizing[182] WAWU-UAW 4929[180]
NC Winston Salem State University (?) [151] - restricted UE 150
MA Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI-MIT Joint Program) Graduate Student Union [183] GSU unionizing UE #tbd
MA Worcester Polytechnic University (WPI) Graduate Workers Union [184] WPI-GWU contracted UAW 2322
CT Yale University Local 33[185] Local 33 contracted UNITE HERE! 33
MO Saint Louis University Graduate Workers SLU Union SLUUnion certified UAW #(?)
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In Canada

As of July 2023, at least 14 active graduate student employee bargaining units had publicized their unionization in Canada (as counted in the table below).[186]

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Active Canadian graduate student employee bargaining units, established or publicly announced[a]
Province School Unit Name Unit
Nickname		 Status[b] 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) [187] 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) [188] 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) [189] AMURE (AERUM) Unit 1 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) [190] 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) [191] 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) [192] MCLIU (SCCIM) Contracted CSN
AB University of Calgary Graduate Labour Union Calgary[193] GLU Calgary Contracted N/A
AB University of Alberta Graduate Student Association Labour Relations Committee[194] GSA Contracted N/A
BC Simon Fraser University Teaching Support Staff Union[195] TSSU Independent Independent
BC University of British Columbia CUPE 2278 [196] - Contracted CUPE 2278
ON Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto Education Workers Unit 7 [197] - Contracted CUPE 3902
ON Queen's University Graduate Teaching Assistants, Graduate Teaching Fellows, Graduate Research Assistants and JD and MD Teaching Assistants at Queen's University[198] PSAC 901 Unit 1 Contracted PSAC 901
ON Queen's University Postdoctoral Fellows at Queen's University[199] PSAC 901 Unit 2 Contracted PSAC 901
ON University of St. Michael's College Education Workers Unit 4 [200] - Contracted CUPE 3902
ON University of Toronto Education Workers Unit 1 [201] - Contracted CUPE 3902
ON University of Toronto Education Workers Unit 3 [202] CUPE 3902 U3 Contracted CUPE 3902
ON University of Toronto New College International Programs Education Workers Unit 6 [203] - Contracted CUPE 3902
ON Victoria University Education Workers Unit 2 [204] - Contracted CUPE 3902
ON Western University Teaching Assistants' and Postdoctoral Associates' Union at Western University[205] PSAC 601 Contracted PSAC 601
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Notes

  1. [a]
    (?) indicates something is unknown, unclear or not yet decided.
  2. [b]
    "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: (US only) state law restricts public higher education teacher collective bargaining for this unit
    (AL,[9] AR,[10] GA,[11] HI,[12] IN,[13] MD,[14] NC,[15] SC,[16][17] TN,[18] TX,[19] VA[20])

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