TRU-UE 197
@trujhu.bsky.social
graduate worker union at Johns Hopkins University | #TRUisYou | trujhu.org
A new academic year is around the corner, which means it's time to get organizing! We’re holding a week of member trainings each evening (5:30-7:00 PM) from August 18th thru August 22nd. Sessions will cover TRU-UE history, how to organize your co-workers, JHPD, and more. RSVP at buff.ly/t0tKqcK!
August 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A new academic year is around the corner, which means it's time to get organizing! We’re holding a week of member trainings each evening (5:30-7:00 PM) from August 18th thru August 22nd. Sessions will cover TRU-UE history, how to organize your co-workers, JHPD, and more. RSVP at buff.ly/t0tKqcK!
Recently, our very own Janvi Madhani took part in a grad labor roundtable discussion by Truthout about the state of the grad labor movement and what we can do to keep up the fight! Check out the article below.
truthout.org/articles/mil...
truthout.org/articles/mil...
Militant Grad Workers Build Union Power to Fight Attacks on Education and Labor
In this moment, organized labor can both intervene to defend people and articulate a different vision for higher ed.
truthout.org
June 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Recently, our very own Janvi Madhani took part in a grad labor roundtable discussion by Truthout about the state of the grad labor movement and what we can do to keep up the fight! Check out the article below.
truthout.org/articles/mil...
truthout.org/articles/mil...
Come to the TRU-UE GMM TODAY at 6 PM! There will be pizza! 🍕
June 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Come to the TRU-UE GMM TODAY at 6 PM! There will be pizza! 🍕
Tomorrow, members of TRU-UE will be joining the rally in DC to protest cuts to scientific funding. Find out more information here: standupforscience.org/dc-rally/ ✊🧬🔬🧪💪
March 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Tomorrow, members of TRU-UE will be joining the rally in DC to protest cuts to scientific funding. Find out more information here: standupforscience.org/dc-rally/ ✊🧬🔬🧪💪
💪 We showed up. We spoke out. We won’t back down. 💪
Read the article in the Johns Hopkins News-Letter detailing our action last Tuesday! https://buff.ly/4hxrVCZ
TRU members showed the university that we won't allow them to deny us the right to representation, whether they like it or not!
Read the article in the Johns Hopkins News-Letter detailing our action last Tuesday! https://buff.ly/4hxrVCZ
TRU members showed the university that we won't allow them to deny us the right to representation, whether they like it or not!
February 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
💪 We showed up. We spoke out. We won’t back down. 💪
Read the article in the Johns Hopkins News-Letter detailing our action last Tuesday! https://buff.ly/4hxrVCZ
TRU members showed the university that we won't allow them to deny us the right to representation, whether they like it or not!
Read the article in the Johns Hopkins News-Letter detailing our action last Tuesday! https://buff.ly/4hxrVCZ
TRU members showed the university that we won't allow them to deny us the right to representation, whether they like it or not!
We have our General Membership Meeting next Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 6pm!
This will include a debrief of our emergency Weingarten/CBA protections action on January 28th, and our organizing this semester! Bring your fellow graduate workers so we can advance our union together!
This will include a debrief of our emergency Weingarten/CBA protections action on January 28th, and our organizing this semester! Bring your fellow graduate workers so we can advance our union together!
January 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
We have our General Membership Meeting next Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 6pm!
This will include a debrief of our emergency Weingarten/CBA protections action on January 28th, and our organizing this semester! Bring your fellow graduate workers so we can advance our union together!
This will include a debrief of our emergency Weingarten/CBA protections action on January 28th, and our organizing this semester! Bring your fellow graduate workers so we can advance our union together!
Join TRU as we gather for a community abolition potluck for an evening of organizing and building community ties! Please RSVP! https://buff.ly/42ie3I9. Let’s work to abolish the Johns Hopkins private police, the JHPD. We build real safety in community!
January 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Join TRU as we gather for a community abolition potluck for an evening of organizing and building community ties! Please RSVP! https://buff.ly/42ie3I9. Let’s work to abolish the Johns Hopkins private police, the JHPD. We build real safety in community!
General Membership Meeting tonight at 6 pm! Come join us in person or on zoom!
January 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
General Membership Meeting tonight at 6 pm! Come join us in person or on zoom!
Happy New Year! We have our first General Membership Meeting of 2025 next Tuesday, January 14th, at 6 pm! Members, please join us on zoom and in-person! Check your emails for the rsvp link!
January 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Happy New Year! We have our first General Membership Meeting of 2025 next Tuesday, January 14th, at 6 pm! Members, please join us on zoom and in-person! Check your emails for the rsvp link!
Congratulations to the Baltimore Hyatt workers for reaching a Tentative Agreement!
December 13, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Congratulations to the Baltimore Hyatt workers for reaching a Tentative Agreement!
Happy Hour starting now at Ministry of Brewing! Stop by for a drink (alcoholic and/or non-alcoholic) and good vibes 😀
December 12, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Happy Hour starting now at Ministry of Brewing! Stop by for a drink (alcoholic and/or non-alcoholic) and good vibes 😀
Come to Ministry of Brewing tomorrow, starting at 5:30 pm, to celebrate the end of the semester together!
December 11, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Come to Ministry of Brewing tomorrow, starting at 5:30 pm, to celebrate the end of the semester together!
Join us at 2pm today to show Hopkins that we will not stand for their suppression of our free speech or the militarization of our campus! RSVP here: tinyurl.com/rsvp-surveillance-petition ✊✊✊
December 5, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Join us at 2pm today to show Hopkins that we will not stand for their suppression of our free speech or the militarization of our campus! RSVP here: tinyurl.com/rsvp-surveillance-petition ✊✊✊
Our December GMM is ✨tomorrow at 6pm✨ Join us for pizza, updates on ongoing grievances, and strategizing around payroll issues. You won't want to miss this--RSVP here: tinyurl.com/tru-dec-gmm
December 2, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Our December GMM is ✨tomorrow at 6pm✨ Join us for pizza, updates on ongoing grievances, and strategizing around payroll issues. You won't want to miss this--RSVP here: tinyurl.com/tru-dec-gmm
Happy TRUsgiving! We’re thankful for all of our members, the strong contract we won, and our Baltimore community ❤️🔥 What are you thankful for this #TRUsgiving?
November 28, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Happy TRUsgiving! We’re thankful for all of our members, the strong contract we won, and our Baltimore community ❤️🔥 What are you thankful for this #TRUsgiving?
Keep up with us across the internet! You can also find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Threads to stay up to date on all the latest TRU news 👀
November 21, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Keep up with us across the internet! You can also find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Threads to stay up to date on all the latest TRU news 👀
PAB meeting moved to virtual format -- again! Our commitment to the opposition grows stronger the more they try to repress us and we will continue to bring the fight to them.
November 19, 2024 at 8:05 PM
PAB meeting moved to virtual format -- again! Our commitment to the opposition grows stronger the more they try to repress us and we will continue to bring the fight to them.
📢JHU is denying some of our engineering coworkers their promised pay for teaching. We need to stand up for each other to prevent Hopkins from repeating this violation in other departments in the future. Join next Tuesday’s march and sign our petition here! tinyurl.com/heart-heroic-march
November 18, 2024 at 5:07 PM
📢JHU is denying some of our engineering coworkers their promised pay for teaching. We need to stand up for each other to prevent Hopkins from repeating this violation in other departments in the future. Join next Tuesday’s march and sign our petition here! tinyurl.com/heart-heroic-march
Our statement on the 2024 election. Organizing never stops. Solidarity forever ❤️🔥
November 8, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Our statement on the 2024 election. Organizing never stops. Solidarity forever ❤️🔥
Reposted by TRU-UE 197
The 2024 US presidential election is over, but EWOC believes we must organize between elections, too. There’s no better time to start building our working class power than now, and here's why: 🧵1/10
November 6, 2024 at 7:09 PM
The 2024 US presidential election is over, but EWOC believes we must organize between elections, too. There’s no better time to start building our working class power than now, and here's why: 🧵1/10
Reposted by TRU-UE 197
The work continues.
November 6, 2024 at 9:27 PM
The work continues.
Organizing against the JHPD starts with the conversations you have with your friends and colleagues. Join TRU-UE tonight to learn how to have conversations about policing, how it affects our safety, our union, and our community. 💪💪💪 RSVP here: tinyurl.com/tru-jhpd-training
November 7, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Organizing against the JHPD starts with the conversations you have with your friends and colleagues. Join TRU-UE tonight to learn how to have conversations about policing, how it affects our safety, our union, and our community. 💪💪💪 RSVP here: tinyurl.com/tru-jhpd-training
Find out more at trujhu.org and get involved at tinyurl.com/tru-get-involved #TRUisYou #gradworkersrising 💪💪💪
Teachers and Researchers United, Teachers and Researchers United - UE Local 197
We Ratified Our Constitution! From the first day of contract negotiations, TRU showed JHU that graduate student workers were not going to...
trujhu.org
November 7, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Find out more at trujhu.org and get involved at tinyurl.com/tru-get-involved #TRUisYou #gradworkersrising 💪💪💪
We're making the jump from the Other Site! We're Teachers and Researchers United, the grad worker union at Johns Hopkins University (UE Local 197). After winning our election with 97% of the vote and ratifying one of the strongest contracts in higher ed, we're now fighting to protect our rights.
November 7, 2024 at 3:59 PM
We're making the jump from the Other Site! We're Teachers and Researchers United, the grad worker union at Johns Hopkins University (UE Local 197). After winning our election with 97% of the vote and ratifying one of the strongest contracts in higher ed, we're now fighting to protect our rights.