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UCW wins an 18/hour campus minimum wage at UTK!

06 Jan, 2026

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In Memoriam: Sarah Vandegrift Eldridge

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University of Tennessee Workers Rally and Deliver Petition Calling on UTK to Reinstate Dr. Shirinian and Defend Freedom of Speech

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UCW Grads at UTK win major stipend increases!

Knoxville, TN - After a two-year campaign by the United Campus Workers (UCW), on Tuesday, August 5, Provost John Zomchick announced major increases to minimum stipends for graduate workers across the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

UCW Grads at UTK win major stipend increases!

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University of Tennessee Campus Workers and Students Rally to Protect Higher Education

Knoxville, TN - On Tuesday April 8th, over 80 campus workers and students gathered outside of McClung Tower at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville to rally against the political attacks on higher education as part of the Higher Ed Fights Back/

University of Tennessee Campus Workers and Students Rally to Protect Higher Education

Union Members Address Growing Rightwing Threat on Campus

07 Nov, 2024

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Union Members Address Growing Rightwing Threat on Campus

Higher education labor and social justice organizing are in a historic upswing. Unfortunately, at the same time—and in direct response—the Right is waging an unprecedented assault on institutions, workers, and students.

Union Members Address Growing Rightwing Threat on Campus

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26 Mar, 2024

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Graduate Workers Win Fully Subsidized Health Insurance at University of Memphis

In a major victory for graduate workers, Dr.

Graduate Workers Win Fully Subsidized Health Insurance at University of Memphis

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08 Sep, 2023

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Cameron Brooks, Presente!

Cameron Brooks passed last week, on Friday Sept. 1, due to sepsis induced by treatments he was undergoing for non-Hodgkins lymphoma. We write and share this with you to honor his memory.

Cameron Brooks, Presente!

UCW-CWA Local 3865 Victory: UTK Graduate Workers Win Stipend Increases

08 Sep, 2023

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UTK Graduate Workers Win Stipend Increases

Knoxville, TN - After a six-month campaign by the United Campus Workers, on Thursday, August 31, Chancellor Donde Plowman and Provost John Zomchick announced major increases to minimum stipends for graduate assistants across University of Tennessee, Knoxville, campus.

UTK Graduate Workers Win Stipend Increases