Category Archives: Press Releases

4 years, CGW has been fighting for 4 years. Big win finally has arrived! As of July, 2019, Graduate workers at Mizzou are considered as employees! Find the news article here

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2017 For more information contact Joseph Moore (732-948-5718 / moorjo86@gmail.com) Columbia, Missouri – The Coalition of Graduate Workers (CGW), as the elected exclusive representative of the University of Missouri’s approximately 2,700 graduate employees, looks forward to working productively with newly-appointed Chancellor Dr. Alexander Cartwright on issues surrounding graduate student employmentContinue reading “CGW Statement on The Hiring of Dr. Alexander Cartwright”

          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2016 Press Contacts CGW: Joseph Moore, (732) 948-5718 FGR: Anahita Zare, (407) 697-3693 On Wednesday, Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson announced his hand-picked appointees to the University of Missouri Independent Review Commission, finalizing the commission’s composition. This announcement follows Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard’s appointments,Continue reading “CGW/FGR Statement on Review Commission Appointees”

NEWS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI REJECTS UNION RECOGNITION From the Coalition of Graduate Workers For more information: chairs@cgwmissouri.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6th, 2016 Today, the Coalition of Graduate Workers received formal notice from the University of Missouri System via their retained attorney that they have chosen to reject recognition of the April 18th and 19thContinue reading “UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI REJECTS UNION RECOGNITION”

NEWS RELEASE CGW WINS UNION REPRESENTATION ELECTION From the Coalition of Graduate Workers For more information: organizemizzou@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19th, 2016 We are gratified and humbled by the results of Monday and Tuesday’s representative election, in which approximately 84% of votes were cast in favor of the Coalition of Graduate Workers acting asContinue reading “GRAD WORKERS WIN ELECTION”

NEWS RELEASE GRADUATE WORKERS RESPOND TO INTERIM CHANCELLOR FOLEY From the Coalition of Graduate Workers For more information: organizemizzou@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2016 The Coordinating Committee of the Coalition of Graduate Workers is surprised by Interim Chancellor Hank Foley’s recent comments to The Columbia Tribune. In an interview, Foley referred to a freeContinue reading “GRADUATE WORKERS RESPOND TO INTERIM CHANCELLOR FOLEY”