Nevada's grad student workforce pushes for collective bargaining rights • Nevada Current

Nevada's grad student workforce pushes for collective bargaining rights • Nevada Current

Graduate assistants at UNLV are among those at NSHE institutions statewide seeking collective bargaining rights via the United Auto Workers, whose members nationally include roughly 100,000 people working in higher education. (Photo: Michael Lyle/Nevada Current)Graduate students employed within the Nevada System of Higher Education say they have little recourse when dealing with hostile work environments, low pay, demanding workloads, and financ…

Nevada’s grad student workforce pushes for collective bargaining rights

Graduate students employed within the Nevada System of Higher Education say they have little recourse when dealing with hostile work environments, low pay, demanding workloads, and financial instability. Riley Jones, a PhD student studying life sciences at UNLV, said the…