Sessionals Video Statements

Sessionals Video Statements

See the statements sessional instructors made in favor of voting yes for a union.

A graduate worker describes how job postings are currently made behind closed doors, and how with a union grad workers could have a transparent process and equal say in deciding how jobs are posted

A graduate worker calls for better information to be given to international student workers, especially around funding packages and conditions

A sessional instructor describes the need for an organization to protect and bargain for the interests of sessionals, and makes a call to “Vote yes for better working conditions and job security!”

A sessional worker at UW describes pay not arriving on time, and the protections a union could provide to prevent that mistake.

A grad worker describes how teaching jobs are often designed to require substantial extra work beyond the scheduled hours, without compensation. With a grievance process, there would be recourse in these situations, to ensure positions are designed fairly for student workers, and described transparently

A sessional instructor describes how her training for her first time teaching a course at UW was limited to a single hour a few days before the start of the class, and the absence of someone available to answer questions.