Georgetown Graduate Students Secure First Union Contract

A Georgetown University graduate-students union has reached its first tentative collective bargaining contract with the school, a milestone that comes after both sides agreed to avert a federal labor board that is looking to strip student employees’ of their union rights.

The contract between the university and the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees, which is pending ratification by union members, includes pay raises and additional protections for victims of sexual harassment or discrimination, according to representatives with GAGE and the American Federation of Teachers, its parent union.

The successful collective-bargaining process illustrates how workers and employers can circumvent the federal ...