Fordham Graduate Workers Keep the Pressure On for Their First Contract (Local 1104)

After several months of hard bargaining during which management has dragged their feet and repeatedly refused to make any real compromises, graduate workers at Fordham University - members of the Graduate Student Employees Union/CWA Local 1104 - came to their first set of tentative agreements as part of their overall first union contract. The TAs guarantee the workers academic freedom and a labor management committee.

Although it's a big step, there's still a lot of work to be done to win a contract, so CWAers are stepping up their mobilization and solidarity. On Saturday, October 7th, the members braved a rain storm to came out in force at Fordham's Homecoming festivities to show the university's President Tetlow that workers have the power, and that they will keep up their fight for a union contract.