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Protesters march through Grinnell

UGSDW Stands Against Iowa Abortion Ban

The UGSDW Executive Board Stands Against the New Iowa Six-Week Abortion Ban

Conrad Dahm, president of UGSDW, delivers a speech to a group of students

UGSDW Exec. Board Stands With SPARC Student Workers

The UGSDW Executive Board Stands Against the Elimination of Printed Editions at SPARC

A photograph of a Grinnell student holding a sign that says "Union Power""

HISTORIC WALL-TO-WALL CONTRACT

UGSDW Ratifies First Wall-To-Wall Undergraduate Labor Contract in US History

A photograph of several Grinnell students standing in a circle, two holding signs reading "UGSDW on strike"

Grinnell College Refuses to Bargain Due to Strike; UGSDW Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge as Strike Continues

The college unilaterally declared impasse after falsely declaring student workers’ strike “unlawful”

A photograph of several student workers standing. One holds a sign reading "UGSDW on strike"

Grinnell College Student Workers Strike for Campus-Wide Contract as College Circulates False Claims about Legality

Student Workers begin strike amid threats, intimidation from Grinnell College

Worker Power, Edition 11

The Case for a Strike Date

A graph comparing the college's base wage, $8.24, the college's proposal, $10.75, the wage adjusted if it had increased at the same rate as tuition since 2005, $18.83, and UGSDW's proposed wage, $20.00.

Worker Power, Edition #10

A large group of student workers marches across campus carrying pro-union signs and banners

Worker Power, Edition #9

UGSDW's bargaining team sits at the bargaining table as the College's team leaves

Worker Power, Edition #8

Worker Power, Edition #7

A photograph of UGSDW's bargaining team at the table in JRC 101, facing the College's Bargaining Team during the first bargaining session

Worker Power, Edition #6

UGSDW Opening Statement

Worker Power, Edition #5

A photograph of hundreds of student-workers gathered in Main Quad

Worker Power, Edition #4

A photograph of several student-workers standing on a lawn, raising their fists

Worker Power, Edition #3

A photograph of many student-workers sitting at tables during the general meeting.

Worker Power, Edition #2

Worker Power, Edition #1

College Voluntarily Recognizes CAs as a part of UGSDW