Campaign to Organize Graduate Students
COGS-UE Local 896 would like to hire two positions, a Office coordinator and a Local Organizer, for the 2013-2014 academic year. Please see below for position information and job descriptions. Interested parties should submit a hard copy of their cover letter and resume to the COGS office by May 3rd, 2013. Further details on the … Read more
To further its mission of organizing the unorganized, UE is recruiting Young Activists across the country for an intensive one week union organizing drive to bring the UE message to non-union workers who would benefit from forming a union at their workplace. Local 896 COGS and UE will sponsor two 896 members to organize workers … Read more
UE Local 896 COGS is proud to host this year’s international Coalition of Graduate Employee Unions (CGEU) conference to be held on August 1-4, 2013 at the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City, Iowa. Graduate employee unions and organizing campaigns from across North America will gather for union workshops, speakers, collaboration, and solidarity. Please … Read more