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Protestors hold a Palestinian flag and signs in Somerville on Wednesday. Thousands of protestors gathered there to call for the release of a Tufts PhD student who was arrested by Federal Authorities Tuesday — the latest in a string of arrests by the Trump administration targeting international students who participated in pro-Palestine protests. PHOTO BY TRUMAN DICKERSON

Hundreds gather to protest ‘state-sanctioned political kidnapping’ of Tufts student by ICE

Truman Dickerson March 26, 2025
Hundreds of protestors gathered in Somerville Wednesday to call for the release of a Tufts University student who was arrested by federal authorities Tuesday — the latest in a string of arrests by the Trump administration targeting international students who participated in pro-Palestine protests.
Protestors march down Commonwealth Avenue toward 1 Silber Way during the Boston University Graduate Workers Union walkout on May 1. BUGWU and BU reached settlement agreements Dec. 19 for two outstanding charges filed during the strike. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BUGWU reaches settlements with BU, University sends notices

Kayla Baltazar February 16, 2025
Boston University sends out notices regarding graduate workers settlement agreements
Resident Assistant Melissa Taylor gives a speech during the Graduate Workers Union walkout on Sept. 3. Boston University and the ResLife Union reached a tentative agreement during the bargaining session on Tuesday. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

ResLife Union reaches tentative agreement with BU following end of strike

Lauren Albano September 18, 2024
The Boston University ResLife Union reached a tentative agreement for its first union contract with the University at its bargaining session on Tuesday.
Protestors and members of the Boston University Graduate Workers Union march down Commonwealth Avenue toward 1 Silber Way during a walkout on May 1. BUGWU, which has been on strike since March 25, demands higher waves, comprehensive healthcare, childcare funding and workload protections from the University’s administration. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Graduate worker strike continues: everything to know about BUGWU so far

Kayla Baltazar June 2, 2024
The Boston University Graduate Workers Union has entered its 10th week of striking against the BU administration. Here is everything you need to know about BUGWU so far.
Members of the BUGWU strike gather outside CDS on Monday. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: First week of graduate workers strike commences

Sarah Cruz March 31, 2024

GALLERY: First week of graduate workers strike commences by Sarah Cruz, Brenda Gonzalez, Holly Gustavsen, Kate Kotlyar, Molly Potter, Sydney Roth and Zach Schwartz  See...

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley speaks to the crowd at a rally on the first day of the Boston University Graduate Workers Union strike on Monday. MOLLY POTTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BUGWU strike rally attracts support from students, faculty, local politicians

Abigail Hassan March 25, 2024
The Boston University Graduate Workers Union held their first strike rally at noon today in Marsh Plaza, which attracted support from undergraduate students, local politicians, and professors.
Boston University Graduate Worker Union (BUGWU) members march down Commonwealth Avenue at a combined union rally last October. BUGWU will begin striking on Monday at Marsh Chapel, following eight months of negotiations. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BUGWU organizes first strike rally after unsuccessful negotiations

Abigail Hassan March 25, 2024
BU Graduate Workers Union will hold a rally at noon today in Marsh Plaza after unsuccessful contract negotiations with Boston University.
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Residential Life student workers unionize, hold rally for better working conditions

Yoko Zhu February 9, 2023
Boston University residential life workforce announced their formation of a union at a rally in front of the George Sherman Union on Wednesday afternoon.
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StuGov confirms LGBTQ student task force, hears Spring Festival plans

Anna Vidergar March 29, 2022
The LGBTQIA+ BU Task-Force would conduct surveys, compare BU’s resources to other universities and propose actions based on data.
Sophia Flissler / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: No revolution to be found in BU’s updated Work from Home policies

Editors December 9, 2021
A recent BU Today piece praising BU’s remote work policy ignores the ways BU's work population remains unprotected.
The flyer created by Boston University lecturers in the Service Employees International Union Local 509 for their virtual teach-in Thursday. Union representatives have reported that negotiations with the University have reached a standstill concerning job security, fair pay, lighter workloads and easier access to technology. COURTESY OF SEIU LOCAL 509

BU full-time lecturers bargain with administration to improve work conditions

Emilia Wisniewski November 18, 2021
Union asks for better pay, increased job security and updated technology.
The Boston University Student Government office. BU Student Government endorsed demands made by Local 509, introduced the majority party’s collaboration with Queer Activist Collective “Q” and more in a meeting Monday night. BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE

StuGov endorses faculty union demands, edits Constitution, collaborates with Queer Activist Collective

Anna Vidergar November 2, 2021
Union asks for better lecturer pay, access to technology and Q advocates for renaming of Silber Way.
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