Fall AGEL Conference

As many of you know, we are not alone as a grad student workers’ union. We are one of many grad union locals affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, a union of professional workers that includes not only academic workers like grads and faculty but also K12 teachers, doctors, lawyers, nurses, and public employees. Within the AFT, we grad unions have something called the Alliance of Graduate Employee Locals, or AGEL. In addition to AGEL, our union participates in the Coalition of Graduate Employee Unions, a grouping of grad locals across many unions (including the UAW, UE, CWA, and NEA) in both the U.S. and Canada.

Each fall and spring, AGEL puts on a conference for grad union activists to come together for discussions, trainings, strategizing, and good ol’ fashioned union solidarity. This fall, our brothers and sisters at Michigan State University, the Graduate Employees Organization, will be hosting AGEL. It will take place on Novemeber 5-8 in East Lansing, MI.

If you are interested in attending this fall’s AGEL, please let us know using this quick form.

Please be aware that our budget for sending people to travel to the conference is not unlimited, but we’ll do our best to get everyone who is interested to the conference.