We are Teachers and Researchers United, UE Local 197:
The JHU Graduate Workers Union
We are a union of PhD student workers at Johns Hopkins University organizing to win improvements to our working conditions and demand dignity, respect, and a contract. From labs to classrooms, graduate workers at JHU keep the university running. As scholars and as teaching and research assistants, we exercise care and expertise in building the twin pillars of higher education: research and instruction.
We are affiliated with United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers (UE). We share their belief that unions are for everyone, and that a member-led and organized union is the best way to achieve wins for workers.
Read Your Contract and Constitution!
From the first day of contract negotiations, TRU showed JHU that graduate student workers were not going to accept anything less than a fair contract. Read the highlights of our current contract here and our full current contract here, including historic wins setting a new standard for grad labor around the country!
We ratified our constitution to preserve our mission of empowering graduate workers and hold Hopkins accountable. Our constitution passed with a 97% margin. Thank you to all members who participated in drafting and ratifying this foundational document for our union’s future! Read our constitution here.
We Are Going Back to the Bargaining Table!
Our members have voted to go back to the bargaining table this year to bargain our second contract with the university in anticipation of our current contract’s expiration at the end of June 2027. In order to win a second contract that is as great or even better than our first, we need all grad workers to be engaged and involved in our upcoming contract fight!
