Student research assistants vote to join University of Michigan graduate employees union

By: Kyle Davidson

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: March 31, 2026

Words: 378

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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On Monday, the union representing graduate student instructors and staff at the University of Michigan announced that more than 2,200 graduate student research assistants would now be represented by their bargaining unit.

According to the Graduate Employees Organization Local 3550 of the American Federation of Teachers, 92% of grad student research assistants voted in favor of joining the union at its accretion election on Thursday.

The union called the successful vote a “historic win” …

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