Dear Colleagues,
We are writing to express concern regarding the GSU’s recent organizational priorities. GSU leadership has dedicated significant time and resources to take a position on the Israel-Hamas war - deviating and detracting from the GSU’s core mission of representing the collective labor interests of all graduate students. This has served to weaken our union and alienate its members.
GSU leadership has claimed that MIT has violated our contract by suspending graduate students for protesting. However, these individuals were disciplined for disrupting free use of campus facilities after repeated warnings to stop from MIT. Moreover, time spent fighting these issues is wasted as the collective bargaining agreement waives the union's right to interfere in such disciplinary issues:
“The Union acknowledges that it has no right to interfere with or grieve decisions regarding academic performance, academic discipline, or student conduct policy violations, including such decisions that may impact a student’s employment.” –CBA Article 6, Section 2 (page 18)
We are disturbed by GSU leadership’s irresponsible behavior in misleading the graduate student population. By falsely claiming that MIT violated the contract, they undermine the credibility and legitimacy of organized labor at MIT in all future disputes. The union is dedicating time and resources constructing grievances that are not protected under the contract rather than focusing on issues that affect all graduate students, such as pay and healthcare coverage.
We call on our GSU leaders to faithfully represent the collective unifying interest of the entire graduate student population, or resign.
Signed,
MIT Graduate Students
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