Penn grad workers’ union election has been officially rescheduled:
Dates: Wednesday May 1st & Thursday May 2nd
Time: 10am to 7pm
Location: Bodek Lounge in Houston Hall
Last week, Penn admin resorted to petty anti-union tactics to delay our election. Admin attempted to delay until next Fall, but now, thanks to the power we’ve all built together, our election will still take place before the end of the Spring semester. Additionally, the hundreds of Education Fellowship Recipients (EFRs) performing research and teaching who Penn attempted to exclude are now eligible to vote!
Penn grad workers now have two weeks to get the word out to our coworkers, make concrete plans, and ensure even greater election turnout on May 1st & 2nd. Together, our response to this challenge has only made us stronger.
Join us: vote yes to form our union!
We are graduate student employees working in over 100 departments and programs across the University of Pennsylvania. We will be voting YES to form a union in order to negotiate improvements to our working conditions and have a stronger voice for graduate workers at Penn. We are voting YES to form GETUP-UAW, and we hope you’ll join us by pledging to vote YES too!
Aaron Schankler, Chemistry
Abe Eafa, Chemistry
Abigail Ballantyne, History and Sociology of Science
Abigail Ridler, Cell and Molecular Biology: Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Adina Goldstein, Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education
Aditya Srinivasan, Biotechnology
Adrien, History and Sociology of Science
Ahlenne Abreu, Cancer Biology & Pharmacology
Aidan Fielding, Biology
Aidan Grant Gomez, Chemistry
Akhil P. Veetil, South Asia Studies & Comparative Literature
Alan Boka, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics & Physiology
Alara Hanci, Law
Alessandra Dominguez, Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
Alex Gordienko, Psychology
Alex Nguyen, Classical Studies
Alexa Salas, Law
Alexandra Casison, Demography
Alexis Hernando Cubas, Spanish and Portuguese
Alice Wang, Genomics and Computational Biology
Aliyah Bixby-Driesen, Anthropology
Amelia Carter, History and Sociology of Science
Amelia Klein, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Amy Germer, Physics and Astronomy
Amy Guillotte, Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education
Amy Metlay, Chemistry
Anahita Kumar, Human Development and Quantitative Methods
Ananth Srinivas, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Andra Metcalfe, Law
Andrea Andress Huacachino, Biochemistry and Biophysics
Andres Villatoro, Sociology
Andrew Bookbinder, Law
Andrew Kennedy, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning
Andrew Kwon, Mathematics
Andrew Nguyen, Neuroscience
Angie Whistler, Education, Culture, and Society
Anjali DasSarma, Annenberg School for Communication
Anju Parvathy Biju, Comparative Literature
Anna Apostolidis, History
Anna Luurtsema, Anthropology
Annastelle Cohen, Cell and Molecular Biology: Genetics and Epigenetics
Anne-Marie Zaccarin, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Anni Moore, Genomics and Computational Biology
Anthony Loprete, Bioengineering
Antoine Haywood, Annenberg School for Communication
Anton Xue, Computer and Information Science
Antonia Offen, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Aoife O’Farrell, Bioengineering
Apurva Ashok Prasad, Comparative Literature & South Asia Studies
Aria Garrett, Pharmacology
Ariel Bates, English
Asa Seresin, English
Ashley Weiss, Cell and Molecular Biology
Ashvi Jain, Bioengineering
Assil Frayha, Annenberg School for Communication
Astrid Ramos-Rolón, Neuroscience
Atharva Ankush, Genetics
Audrey Jaquiss, Political Science
Austin King, Cell and Molecular Biology: Genetics and Epigenetics
Austin Svedjan, English
Autumn R. Melby, Anthropology
Ayesha Sheth, South Asia Studies
Baird Howland, Annenberg School for Communication
Benjamin Wales-McGrath, Genetics and Epigenetics
Berkay Uslu, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Bernardo de Moura, Economics
Bibit Bianchini, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Borna Saeednia, Chemistry
Brandon Harrison, Education Policy
Brendan Mahoney, Annenberg School for Communication
Brett Vincenzini, Chemistry
Bruce Lee, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Caitlin Frazee, Bioengineering
Caitlin Mccabe, Immunology
Callie Crawford, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Calvin Beck, Computer and Information Science
Cameron Thompson, Physiology
Canning Wang, Chemistry
Carl Bannerman, Cell and Molecular Biology: Microbiology, Virology, Parasitology
Carlos Pondevida, Bioengineering
Caroline Wechsler, M.D./PhD., History and Sociology of Science
Carter Merenstein, Genomics and Computational Biology
Catherine Ubri, Neuroscience
Catherine Wingrove, Pharmacology
Chaewon Lee, Sociology
Charles Bond, Cell and Molecular Biology: Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Charlotte Williams, Anthropology
Chelsea Cohen, Anthropology
Ching Chen, Chemistry
Chloe Ahn, Annenberg School for Communication
Chris Wodicka, School of Social Policy and Practice
Christen Hammock Jones, History
Christian Tirrito, Biology
Christian Uruburo, Chemistry
Christiana Dillard, Annenberg School for Communication
Christina Bardjis, Biology
Christopher Demellier, Physics and Astronomy
Christopher G. LaMack, Anthropology
Christopher Sojdak, Chemistry
Claire Elliot, Religious Studies
Claire Ma, Political Science
Claire Sabel, History and Sociology of Science
Claire Wan, Literacy Studies
Claire Woodward, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
Clancy Murray, Political Science
Clarasophia Gust, Landscape Architecture
Claudia Lovell, Cell and Molecular Biology
Cole Meldorf, Physics and Astronomy
Connor Devine, Bioengineering
Coral Kasden, Cell and Molecular Biology
Daelan Roosa, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Dajia Ye, Biology
Dan Boehmler, Cell and Molecular Biology: Cancer Biology
Dan Premawardena, Education, Culture, and Society
Daniel Aldridge, Immunology
Daniel Feshbach, Computer and Information Science
Daniel Hui, Genetics
Daniel Jaar, Economics
Daniel Kim, Microbiology
Daniel Morreale, Cell and Molecular Biology: Microbiology, Virology, Parasitology
Daniel Morris, Microbiology
David Bakalov, Bioengineering
De’Vonte Tinsley, History
Deepaboli Chatterjee, Political Science
Dejah Adams, Political Science
Delaney Wilde, Bioengineering
Derek Kennedy, Political Science
Devin Kelly, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Dhyanam Shukla, Cell and Molecular Biology
Diana Negron, City and Regional Planning
Dominique Brooks, Cell and Molecular Biology
Dominique Doyle, Cell and Molecular Biology: Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Dora Von Trentini, Chemistry
Ebbi Boehm, Architecture
Eileen Ying, English
Elam Boockvar-Klein, City Planning
Eleftherios Ioannidis, Computer and Information Science
Eli Fastow, Materials Science and Engineering
Eli Margolin, Computer and Information Science
Eliana von Krusenstiern, Pharmacology
Elise Parrish, Sociology
Elizabeth Schell, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Ellis Buckminster, Mathematics
Elspeth Gow, History and Sociology of Science
Emily Aunins, Cell and Molecular Biology: Microbiology, Virology, Parasitology
Emily Beeman, Materials Science and Engineering
Emily Curran, Sociology
Emily Hyatt, Neuroscience
Emily Meyer, Neuroscience
Emma Fischer, Neuroscience
Emma Jacobs, History of Art
Emma Koropp, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Emma Welter, Cell and Molecular Biology
Emmy Talian, Literacy Studies
Erica Suh, Genomics and Computational Biology
Ernest Park, Physics and Astronomy
Eshwar-ram Arunachaleswaran, Computer and Information Science
Estefanie Aguilar Padilla, Higher Education
Ethan Blackwood, Neuroscience
Ezra Lebovitz, Comparative Literature
Farrah Rahaman, Annenberg School for Communication
Federico Cimini, Data Science
Fernanda Holloman, Genetics
Freddy Purnell, Biology
Gabrielle Ho, Bioengineering
Gary Wang, Bioengineering
George Lin, Psychology
Gianna Perez, Neuroscience
Givi Kadagishvili, Chemistry
Grace Barry, Quantitative Methods
Grace Park, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
Greg Lanzalotto, Operations, Information Management and Decision Processes
Griffin Brewer, Political Science
Guillermo Correa Otero, Chemistry
Gwyneth Fletcher, Ancient History
Hannah Cho, Landscape Architecture
Hannah Gura, Neuroscience
Hannah LeClair, Comparative Literature
Hannah Loo, Neuroscience
Hannah Yamagata, Bioengineering
Hanzhong Luo, Architecture
Hassan Saleem, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning
Hector Kilgoe, Religious Studies
Helene Langlamet, Annenberg School for Communication
Henrique Laurino Dos Santos, Marketing
Henry Love, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Henry Wilson, Chemistry
Hilah Kohen, Comparative Literature
Holly Smithberger, Architecture
Ignacio Hounie, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Imran Hayat, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Indie Halstead, Comparative Literature
Irvane Ngnie Kamga, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Isaiah Rozich, Immunology
Ison Chen, Bioengineering
Jackie Peng, Genomics and Computational Biology
Jackson Bauer, Cell and Molecular Biology
Jacob Cote, Cell and Molecular Biology
Jacob Glenister, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Jacob Myers, English
Jacob Van Hook, Mathematics
Jaffna Mathiaparanam, Cell and Developmental Biology
Jake Nussbaum, Anthropology
James Gesualdi, Cell and Molecular Biology
James Mesiti, Spanish and Portuguese
Jancarlos Montoya, Educational Linguistics
Jared Silberglied, Law
Jason Hagler, East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Jason Pang, Law
Javier R. Ardila, History
Jeanna Sybert, Annenberg School for Communication
Jeffrey Chen, Bioengineering
Jennifer Feng, Anthropology
Jennifer Ko, Epidemiology
Jennifer Paulino, Cell and Molecular Biology: Microbiology, Virology, Parasitology
Jenny Lee, Annenberg School for Communication
Jeongmoon Choi, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Jeremy Steinberg, Religious Studies
Jess Woods, Computer and Information Science
Jessica Wickware, Chemistry
Jiageng Liu, Bioengineering
Jianhua Lim, Bioengineering
Jin Wei, Mathematics
Jina Hyun, History and Sociology of Science
Jingwen Zhang, Electrical and Systems Engineering
João Victor Nery Fiocchi Rodrigues, Sociology
Joe Bondi, Landscape Architecture
Johanna Bernard, Education Policy
John Deschaine, Immunology
John Russell, Chemistry
Jonah Ng, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Jonas Peeters, Finance
Jonathan Chan, Computer and Information Science
Jonathan Dick, English
Jonathan Nadraws, Chemistry
Jordan Williams, Pharmacology
Jorge Acuña, Microbiology
Joseph Flores, Chemistry
Joseph Gallegos, Neuroscience
JS Wu, English
Juan Cerviño, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Juan Elenter, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Julia Flores, Cell and Molecular Biology: Microbiology, Virology, Parasitology
Julia Pelosi-Thorpe, Comparative Literature & Italian Studies
Julian Quiros, School of Social Policy and Practice
Julianna Supplee, Cancer Biology
Kaatje Greenberg, Law & Bioethics
Kaitlyn Shen, Cell and Molecular Biology: Genetics and Epigenetics
Kal Brown, Annenberg School of Communications
Karen Wong, Cell and Molecular Biology: Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Kassidy Cantwell, Cell and Molecular Biology: Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Kate Nicole Hoffman, Philosophy
Katelyn Kim, Sociology
Kathryn O’Neill, Sociology & Demography
Kathy Bi, Applied Economics
Katie Mao, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Katie Premo, Immunology
KC O’Hara, History
Keegan Krick, Cell and Molecular Biology: Genetics and Epigenetics
Keenan O’dea, Cell and Molecular Biology
Kelly Kopera, Chemistry
Kelvin Vu, Architecture
Kenji Yeoh, Bioengineering
Kenny Calderon, Chemistry
Kerry McAuliffe, English
Keshava Katti, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Kevin Hernandez, Cell and Molecular Biology: Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Kexin Xu, Chemistry
Khris Trihemasava, Immunology
Kiara Rodríguez-acevedo, Cell and Molecular Biology: Genetics and Epigenetics
Kinjal, Annenberg
Kirby Sokolow, Religious Studies
Kirsten Lee, English
Kirsten Lydic, Annenberg School for Communication
Konstantinos Kallas, Computer and Information Science
Krishan Canzius, Mathematics
Krittin Trihemasava, Immunology
Kyilah Terry, Political Science
Kyla Mace, Pharmacology
Kyle Shaffer, Chemistry
Kyrie Dowling, Computer and Information Science
Langqiu Xiao, Chemistry
Lara Condon, Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
Laura Anderson, Immunology
Laura Hannon, Law
Lauren Bakst, English
Lauren Cominsky, Immunology
Lauren Elizabeth Lee, Medicine, Cardiovascular Insitute
Lauren Perry, Law & Philosophy
Lauren Reich, Cell and Molecular Biology
Lawrence Dunn, Computer and Information Science
Leon Palao III, Biochemistry and Biophysics
Levi Phillips, Law
Lilly Haave, Classical Studies
Lindsay Dusard, Quantitative Methods
Lindsay Graef, Criminology
Lindsey Graham, Education Research
Lisa Wooldridge, Neuroscience & Psychiatry
Liz Hallgren, Annenberg School for Communication
Liz Rose, Comparative Literature
Lizeth Lopez Vazquez, Chemistry
Long Hei, Human Development and Quantitative Methods
Loreilys Mejias, Cell and Molecular Biology
Louis Polcin, Ancient History
Lourdes Contreras, Francophone, Italian and Germanic Studies
Luella Allen-Waller, Biology
Lupita Barrientos, Educational Linguistics
Lydia Mendoza, Cell and Molecular Biology: Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Lyndsay Hastings, Neuroscience
Lynette Shen, History of Art
M.C. Overholt, Architecture
Madeline Bruning, Law
Madison Herling, Chemistry
Maggie Zhou, Neuroscience
Mahdi Sabbaghi Nadooshan, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Mai Liu, Bioengineering
Marc Muhleisen, Mathematics
Marcelina Martynek, Biology
Margot Young, Physics and Astronomy
Maria F Carrera, Cell and Molecular Biology
Maria Merolle, Immunology
Marisa Petticord, Neuroscience
Marissa Maroni, Neuroscience
Mariya Lupandina, Landscape Architecture
Mark Dittmar, Cell and Molecular Biology: Microbiology, Virology, Parasitology
Martha Stone, Neuroscience
Martha Stone, Neuroscience
Masha Long, Bioengineering
Matthew Mouck, Genomics and Computational Biology
Matthew Murphy, Economics
Matthew Tracey, Biochemistry and Biophysics
Matty Hemming, English
Max Furigay, Chemistry
Maya Hale, Neuroscience
Mayank Keoliya, Computer and Information Science
Mayesha Ahmed, Chemistry
McCall Calvert, Biology
Meagan Murray, Law
Megan Bird, Law
Megan MacDonald, Graduate School of Education
Mengting Fang, Psychology
Michael Machold, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Michael Watkins, English
Michelle Roos, Chemistry
Mikaela Martin, Linguistics
Mikaela Wolf-Sorokin, Law
Mimi Hacking, Francophone, Italian and Germanic Studies
Mitchell Zembower, Chemistry
Mohamad Rawas-Qalaji, Pharmacology
Mohammed S Saqib, Bioengineering
Molly Young, English
Monami Nishio, Psychology
Monique Perry, Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
Montita Sowapark, M.D./PhD., Anthropology
Muskaan Beriwal, Computer and Information Science
Naomi Zucker, Anthropology
Nat Rivkin, English
Natalia Aponte Borges, Biology
Neelay Velingker, Computer and Information Science
Neha Joshi, Physics and Astronomy
Neil Fasching, Annenberg School for Communication
Neil Sehgal, Computer and Information Science
Nelida Robles, Cell and Molecular Biology: Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Nicholas Bolden, Cell and Molecular Biology: Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Nick Pangakis, Political Science
Nico Millman, English
Nicolai Apenes, Immunology
Nicole Raniszewski, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Nikita Borisov, Mathematics
Nipun Kottage, Anthropology
Noa Machover, Landscape Architecture
Nooshin Sadeghsamimi, Anthropology
Nora Reikosky, Education, Culture, and Society & Political Science
Nudrat Kamal, Comparative Literature
Nuri Yi, Biology
Oishi Bardhan, Immunology
Oliver Atwood, Landscape Architecture
Olivia Larson, Psychology
Oriol González Casasús, Economics
Parker LaMascus, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Patrick Exconde, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Patty Colosi, Cell and Molecular Biology: Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Penelope Lusk, Education, Culture, and Society
Polina Holubovska, Chemistry
Priyanjali Sinha, Landscape Architecture
Qiran Shang, Architecture
Rachel Clement, Immunology
Rachel Dickerson, Anthropology
Rachel Serafin, Microbiology
Rachele Ciulli, Marketing
Rachita Saxena, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning
Rae Fanella, Law
Rae Herman, Neuroscience
Raghu Arghal, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Rain Jacobson, Fine Arts
Rami Kanafani, Architecture
Ran Wang, Sociology
Ranjani Ramasubramanian, Bioengineering
Razan Idris, History
Rebeca Aquino Ventura, Cell and Molecular Biology: Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Rebecca Carrillo, Environmental Studies
Rehan Kumar, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Rehana Odendaal, Education, Culture, and Society & Sociology
Renee-tyler Morales, Bioengineering
Rheem Brooks, Law & Wharton
Riku Sayuj, Education
Robert Vigar, Anthropology
Romie Azor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Ronit Schwartz, Cell and Molecular Biology
Rosed Serrano, English
Rupa Khanal, Biology
Rushnae Kabir, Religious Studies
Ruth Penberthy, Landscape Architecture
Ryan Wheat, Psychology
Sam Franz, History and Sociology of Science
Sam Perlstein, Psychology
Sam Preza, Bioengineering
Sam Schirvar, History and Sociology of Science
Samaita Jana, School of Social Policy and Practice
Samantha Fritz, Philosophy
Samantha Stephen, School of Social Policy and Practice
Samuel Garfinkle, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Samuel Pollock, Bioengineering
Sara Alexander, Microbiology
Sara Meloni, History and Sociology of Science
Sarah Applebey, Neuroscience
Sarah Eskandari, History
Sarah Ferrigno, Neuroscience
Sarah Gagnon, Neuroscience
Sarah O’Neill, Pharmacology
Sasha Dilan Krugman, English
Sebastian Dilones, Chemistry
Seewon Choi, Computer and Information Science
Segovia Garcia, Cell and Molecular Biology: Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
SeSe Nguyen, Finance
Shahab Chizari, Bioengineering
Shane Bugni, Architecture
Sheel, Biology
Shelby Weathers, Psychology
Sheridan Macy, Law & History
Shervin Khalafi, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Sierra Caley, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning
Silvia Teliz, Annenberg School for Communication
Sim Gill, Annenberg School for Communication
Simon Bohn, Neuroscience
Simone Darkoa-Larbi, Computer and Information Science
Sirwan Renas, Political Science
Sonresa Molina-Vidales, Cell and Molecular Biology: Microbiology, Virology, Parasitology
Sophie Gray-Gaillard, Immunology
Stefan Peterson, Cell and Molecular Biology
Stephanie Uroda, Neuroscience
Stephen Lee, Bioengineering
Sung-Ya Lin, Biology
Suzana Hossain, Cell and Molecular Biology: Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Suzanna Rachimi, Immunology
Sydney Negus, Educational Linguistics
Ta-jung Chiu, Chemistry
Taely Freeman, Architecture
Tanay Bhandarkar, Physics
Tanya Vaidya, Political Science
Tayeba Batool, Anthropology
Taylor Dysart, History and Sociology of Science
Taylor Miller-Ensminger, Microbiology
Taylor Senay, Microbiology
Taylor Yount, Cell and Molecular Biology: Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Teddy Williamson, Cell and Molecular Biology: Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Tejas Harad, Annenberg School for Communication
Tess Bernhard, Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education
Thomas Collins, English
Timmy Straw, Comparative Literature
Timothy Dorr, Annenberg School for Communication
Tom Etienne, Annenberg School for Communication & Political Science
Tom Ko, Chemistry
Tram Anh Nguyen, Genomics and Computational Biology
Tre Williams, Chemistry
Tyler Re, Philosophy
Tyler Reagle, Chemistry
Umar Aly, International Educational Development
Valeria Vigo, Cell and Molecular Biology: Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
VanJessica Gladney, History
Victoria Lovins, Microbiology
Vinay Mallikaarjun, Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education
Violet Ullman, Bioengineering
Vishwanath E.V.S., Annenberg School for Communication
Walker Gosrich, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
William Benman, Bioengineering
William Yang, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Wonil Jung, Chemistry
Xianfei Xu, Chemistry
Xiang Ji, Chemistry
Xijing Gong, Bioengineering
Xinmeng Huang, Applied Math and Computational Science
Yajna Sanguhan, Political Science
Yamilée Morency, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Yara Damaj, Political Science
Yifan Wu, Bioengineering
Yifei Li, Computer and Information Science – PhD
Yong June Choe, Linguistics
Young Ahn, Economics
Yuhui Wang, Materials Science and Engineering
Zachary Gardner, Cell and Molecular Biology: Genetics and Epigenetics
Zachary Lanzar, Immunology
Zain Aamer, Computer and Information Science
Zhiheng You, Economics
We Are GETUP-UAW
We’re Having an Election!
We are graduate student teaching and research employees at the University of Pennsylvania forming a union to improve our working conditions at Penn and to strengthen our collective voice as teaching and research assistants locally and nationally. Check out our website to learn more and get involved.
“As an international student, the last few years have exemplified how precarious our position can be in a foreign country. It was exhausting and near-impossible to juggle housing, funding and visa/immigration uncertainties all at the same time. Knowing that a union will have my back is the only way I can give a hundred percent to the academic demands of grad school!”
“Whether you have issues in the workplace or not, we work in a system where student workers have very little power. I support a union so we can advocate for more fair treatment of graduate students and more mechanisms by which important issues can be addressed.”
“I constantly worry about my finances and all of the debt I’ve accumulated since coming to Penn. This, as well as working 7 days a week, makes it extremely hard to visit family across the country which can become isolating and lonely. A union will ensure fair pay, as well as (hopefully) relieve the financial burden of many grad student workers, like myself. In solidarity!“
“My undergrad institution had a very strong union and now I feel vulnerable without one. While I have good working conditions and decent benefits, I know that is not the case for all students, and I know the benefits I do have are all subjective to change at the university’s whim. A union would help make conditions and benefits better and more equitable for all students, and a contract would also protect against changes to these conditions.”