The University works because we do
LA UNIVERSIDAD NO ES NADA SIN NUESTRO ESFUERZO
80% of NMSU’s peer institutions offer tuition coverage for graduate employees, but NMSU grads are forced to pay to work
Graduate workers at NMSU are organizing to improve the conditions that make teaching and research possible. Through Graduate Workers United (GWU-UE), we are fighting for livable stipends, full tuition coverage, and health care; so we can focus on our academic and instructional work instead of struggling to afford basic necessities. No one should have to choose between rent, food, or medical care simply to do their job.
More than 800 TAs, GAs, and RAs carry out work essential to NMSU’s mission as a research and teaching institution. From classrooms to laboratories, graduate workers sustain the University’s daily operations and long-term success.
Despite this, NMSU lags far behind its peers. Most graduate workers receive no health insurance, no tuition remission, and no guaranteed summer employment.
It’s time for graduate workers to stand together and demand fair treatment and the basic rights we deserve.
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