In this episode, we interview Cherrie Bucknor, a PhD student in Sociology and HGSU-UAW Bargaining Committee Member at Harvard University, about the whats, the whys, and the hows of graduate student unionization in higher education. Specifically, we discuss graduate student working conditions, arguments against unionization, recent changes to the NLRB and the future of unionization, and strategies for successfully organizing a graduate student union. 

Resources: 

• Cherrie Bucknor’s Twitter - @CherrieBucknor
• Harvard Graduate Student Union - http://harvardgradunion.org
• NCFFDD (National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity) - https://www.facultydiversity.org