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Indulge in the sweetest treat - FREE beaver tails brought to you by OrganizeUW.

Join your colleagues, classmates, and student leaders from across UW to discuss the next steps to building your union!

We want to see you today at the #OrganizeUW Arts Jam from 5 pm to 7 pm in the upstairs lounge of the Grad House!

OrganizeUW is brewing solidarity on the Cambridge and Kitchener campuses on Tuesday Enjoy a free cup of coffee and learn more about our union organizing campaign. You can find us on the Cambridge campus from 11 am to 1 pm and you can find us on the Kitchener campus from 2 pm to 3:30 pm.

We know you had a blast at our ice cream truck in the summer, so we’re thrilled to be bringing back FREE ice cream for all RAs and TAs today. ⏰Time: 2 pm until the ice cream runs out! 📍Location: Behind the SLC We’ll also be talking to TAs and RAs on how to sign a union and how you can support the #OrganizeUW union drive.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or a newbie looking for a fun time, our Frisbee Challenge is for you! Don’t miss out and join us today from 3-5 PM on the Graduate House Green. We’ll be providing frisbees for all RAs and TAs that attend. Can’t wait to see you there!

Stop by our table at the Waterloo Region Labour Council's Labour Day Picnic and BBQ!

Come out to OrganizeUW's Summer Fun Fair, where you can bring your co-workers, friends, family and children for snow cones, cotton candy, games and prizes - it's an all-ages event!

Get the inside scoop on #OrganizeUW with FREE ICE CREAM for TAs and RAs 🍦🍦🍦 Join us on Tuesday, June 27 from 2 pm until the ice cream runs out! You can find us at the BC Matthews Hall Green (near M3) on the Waterloo campus.

Eyes down, dabbers up, it's OrganizeUW Bingo Night!

OrganizeUW is going on a road trip to satellite campuses and we’re bringing the coffee truck with us!

There's nothing trivial about Union Trivia!

We are SO excited to bring you our first-ever #OUWintheWild contest! Have you seen our swag with Gizmo the Goose around campus? Do you like free food? Well, have we got the contest for you!

On Tuesday, February 21 we’ll be on campus (again!) filming TAs and RAs on why they support the #OrganizeUW unionization campaign! This time around, we’re particularly interested in hearing from international students.

B-r-r-r-r it’s cold! Come pick up your free OrganizeUW toque & hot drink and roast some marshmallows at the campfire!

Meet the OrganizeUW team this week at the Uwaterloo GSA Orientation! We’ll have a table at the GSA Services Fair happening on Friday, January 13 from 2-4 PM in the Black & Gold Room (Student Life Centre, 2nd Floor).

Join us for free food, refreshments, and swag starting at 2PM this Thursday. See you there!

Finding your way as a graduate student can be challenging. Hear from experienced TAs and RAs who will share what they’ve learned and what they wish they had known when they started at UW. You’ll also hear from UW graduate students about unionizing and how that can make things better at UW. Snacks and refreshments starting at 4 PM.

Meet the #OrganizeUW team next week at the GSA Orientation 😍 We’ll have a table at the GSA Services Fair happening on Tuesday, September 6 from 3:15 pm to 4:45 pm in the GSA Lounge (Student Life Centre, Room 3216).

Calling all TAs, RAs, and Sessional Instructors at the University of Waterloo! Join us for the OrganizeUW Summer Fun Fair happening this Friday, July 8 from 2 pm to 4 pm on the Waterloo campus at ML Green.

Join us for a FREE ice cream cone while we discuss the working conditions of TA's, RA's and Sessional Instructors at the University of Waterloo.

On May 1, Join us in taking part in the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL)‘s province-wide day of action for a better Ontario!

Learn about your basic labour rights under your TA, RA, or Sessional contract, how to exercise those rights, and how to navigate the tricky landscape of being both a graduate student and worker.

Calling All Sessional Instructors! Sessionals at UW are Unionizing, and we're stoked! Find out how, why, and what this means for each of us. Come meet the OrganizeUW Sessional Team you've been hearing from via email, plus other sessionals who are already unionized and can tell you all about it. There'll be refreshments, door prizes, and lots of fun, because – heh – it’s on a Monday.

Join members of UWaterloo’s Faculty to learn about the ways in which their research and participation in academia fosters support for union presence at their home institution, as well as how unionization efforts can enhance course delivery and research at UWaterloo.

The GSA is hosting an outdoor movie night, with free popcorn supplied by OrganizeUW. Before the movie you can grab dinner or drinks at the Grad House, win some prizes in the scavenger hunt, and stop by our Info Table to learn more about the campaign for better working conditions at UW, sign a union card, and snag some swag.

Beat the heat with a frosty treat! Want free ice cream and a chance to improve the working lives of all UWaterloo TAs, RAs and Sessionals? You and your family are invited to join us for a free ice cream this Thursday, Aug 12, between 4-7pm at Scoop du Jour in uptown Waterloo.

Bring a friend and come for a chat in Waterloo or Victoria Park with OrganizeUW and CUPE! Click to see upcoming dates and locations. Come and ask us any questions you have about unionization, sign a union card, bring a friend so they can sign too, and help us all gain new rights and protections! We have lots of Gizmo the Goose and CUPE swag (including masks and stickers!) and you can grab a poster to hang in your office/lab when campus re-opens. Or just come to say hi and see some friendly (masked) faces!

What protections will be needed to make it safe to re-open (in part or full) at UW? A discussion among health and safety experts, grads, and student leaders from OrganizeUW, CUPE, McMasterU, and UW on COVID-19 realities and best practices for those working on campus now or set to return in a few short months (or less!).

The next webinar in our Faculty Discussion Series on Unionization, featuring a mix of elected student representatives, grad student organizers from the School of Computer Science, and OrganizeUW's CUPE staff rep. All grads in CS-related areas welcome!

As the pandemic shutdown looms onward, TAs across campus continue to struggle to meet deadlines and departmental expectations. Join OUW for a casual evening conversation led by your GSA reps for Civil & Environmental and Systems Design Engineering to discuss experiences, challenges, and opportunities for TAs in the Faculty.

The next webinar in our Faculty Discussion Series on Unionization, featuring a mix of elected student representatives, grad student organizers from the School of Planning, and OrganizeUW's CUPE staff rep. All grads in related areas welcome!

The next webinar in our Faculty Discussion Series on Unionization, featuring a variety of elected student representatives, grad student organizers from the Math Faculty, and OrganizeUW's CUPE staff rep. All grads in Math-related areas welcome!

Join OrganizeUW, a CUPE Health & Safety expert, and a CUPE 3903 (YorkU) local member and bargaining rep as we discuss the opportunities union organizing presents for improving mental health on campus.

The next webinar in our Faculty Discussion Series on Unionization, featuring an elected student representative, as well as grad student organizers, from Physics & Astronomy, plus OrganizeUW's CUPE National staff rep. All grads in Physics-related areas welcome!

Join us as we go live with guests from Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, OrganizeUW, and Fossil Free UW to talk climate justice and unions.

A discussion on unionization with a focus on international student issues.

Union-themed trivia night hosted in partnership with GSA-UW.

The next webinar in our Faculty Discussion Series on Unionization, featuring an elected student representative from the Department of English and OrganizeUW's CUPE staff representative, with moderation by an English student organizer.

Join us as we go live with the GSA to ask common questions about the graduate student-led union drive on campus.

The next webinar in our Faculty Discussion Series on Unionization, featuring an elected student representative from Applied Health Sciences and OrganizeUW's CUPE staff representative, with moderation by a student organizer.

Join us for a discussion of how anti-racism work and unions work together to create a more just workplace and society. Presentations of related information and personal experiences will be followed by a Q&A panel discussion. A primary aim of the discussion is to envision how our local union might engage in anti-racism work through bargaining, activism, and solidarity with ongoing efforts. Speakers include CUPE National human rights and research staff, CUPE Ontario local members/activists, and a grad student rep from a UW anti-racism taskforce.

The first webinar in our new Faculty Discussion Series on Unionization, featuring an elected student representative from the Faculty of Environment and OrganizeUW's CUPE staff rep, with moderation by an Environment grad student organizer.

A webinar featuring a CUPE health and safety staffer, CUPE teaching assistant union local president, and OrganizeUW student organizer.