Media Archive

Read past articles on actions that have been a part of UTGWU's history!

3/3/26

What Will Be Left After the University of Texas Destroys Itself?

by Aaron Boehmer for The Nation

11/18/25

New Graduate Workers Union Fights for Better Pay and Protests the College Compact

by Rachel N. Madison for Reporting Texas

10/22/25

‘Our greatest days are ahead of us’: University President Jim Davis inaugurated, announces future plans

by Diego Hernandez for The Daily Texan

4/18/25

Students Demand a Living Wage for Graduate Student Appreciation Week

by Eden Shamy for Reporting Texas

5/5/24

Hundreds hold pro-Palestine protest at UT Austin with no major police clashes

by Megan Menchaca and Taylor Goldenstein for The Houston Chronicle

5/1/24

Austin City Council members, NAACP condemn UT Austin layoffs of former-DEI staff members

by Lily Kepner for Austin American-Statesman

5/4/23

UT system approves up to 5.2% tuition increase for graduate, nonresident students

by Megan Menchaca for Austin American-Statesman

12/14/22

UT graduate student workers hold 'grade-in,' rally for higher wages

by Megan Manchaca for Austin American-Statesman

2/20/22

Underpaid@UT holds first town hall of semester

by Katy Nelson for The Daily Texan

9/13/21

UT-Austin to provide $11 million in graduate student funding

by Kevin Vu for The Daily Texan

8/2/21

Graduate Workers at UT Austin Are Undervalued, Underpaid, and Demanding Answers

by Annie Bares and John Mellison for The Nation

6/6/21

Graduate student workers push to delay University health care plan switch

by Kaushiki Roy for The Daily Texan

12/10/20

UT System workers testify on demands for support during COVID-19

by Anna Canizales for The Daily Texan

6/15/20

Organizing for Help in a Pandemic

by Madeline St. Amour for Inside Higher Ed

6/27/19

UT’s graduate students deserve summer support

by Kaitlin Burns Passafiume for The Daily Texan

2/28/26

UT Austin students demand academic freedom

by Staff for Fight Back! News

11/8/25

‘Administration has an obligation’: Students sit in at Tower, protest against compact, consolidation

by Emily Krupa and Justin Doud for The Daily Texan

10/15/25

UT Austin protests Trump’s compact on higher education

by Staff for Fight Back! News

4/17/25

Graduate students fighting for higher pay, worker protections reflect on changing organization priorities following week of action

by Catherine Li for The Daily Texan

5/5/24

Pro-Palestinian, labor rights groups hold May Day protest Sunday at UT Tower

by Lily Kepner for Austin American-Statesman

4/18/24

Underpaid@UT announces decision to unionize

by Sowmya Sridhar for The Daily Texan

2/20/23

Graduate students continue to fight for better wages despite pushback

by Ikram Mohamed for The Daily Texan

12/14/22

‘This is not a livable wage’: Texas graduate student workers want livable wages

by Nabil Remadna for KXAN

9/24/21

UT students protesting President Hartzell's inauguration over COVID-19 safety protocols

by Melanie Torre for CBS Austin

8/25/21

UT students protest ‘The Eyes of Texas’ at Gone to Texas event

by Kevin Vu for The Daily Texan

7/22/21

“There is still no more clarity”: UT Graduate School holds town hall to answer questions about health care plan switch, students still concerned

by Kaushiki Roy for The Daily Texan

5/5/21

Graduate students discuss insurance plan changes at Board of Regents meeting

by Sheryl Lawrence for The Daily Texan

10/12/20

UT-Austin teaching assistants lack PPE, hazard pay

by Julius Shieh for The Daily Texan

9/30/19

UT faculty protest graduate student “hunger games”

by FAIR Coalition for The Daily Texan

5/2/19

‘Overworked and underpaid!’: Graduate Students rally at the tower

by Laura Doan for The Daily Texan

2/12/26

University Suspends, Issues Deferred Suspensions to Students Involved in Tower Sit-In

by Alex Leisk for The Daily Texan

11/8/25

UT Austin marches to demand the administration reject Trump’s Compact

by Staff for Fight Back! News

10/13/25

Student organizations protest Trump administration’s compact offered to UT

by Diego Hernandez and Jack Polishook for the Daily Texan

2/10/25

UT graduate student coalition launches new campaign to raise pay, protect jobs

by Diego Hernandez for The Daily Texan

5/2/24

UT’s War on Students

by Lina Fisher for The Austin Chronicle

2/22/24

UT, pay your workers a livable wage

by Ava Saunders for The Daily Texan

2/2/23

UT grad students facing financial struggles, asking for increased salaries

by Nabil Remadna for KXAN

11/18/22

Underpaid at UT takes labor action in front of PCL

by Reece Tincher for The Daily Texan

9/24/21

UT students protest leadership of campus president Jay Hartzell over pandemic decisions, other issues

By Megan Manchaca for Austin American-Statesman

8/24/21

UT students protest "The Eyes of Texas" at event welcoming new students

by Megan Manchaca for Austin American-Statesman

7/17/21

Graduate students deserve comprehensive healthcare

by Yliana Roland for The Daily Texan

4/15/21

Graduate Student Assembly passes legislation to extend funding, program time for graduate students

by Sheryl Lawrence for The Daily Texan

8/24/20

Grad Employees at University of Texas Push for Pandemic Protections Despite No Collective Bargaining

by Megha Joshi for Labor Notes

9/6/19

Graduate students concerned about long-term plans for tuition coverage

by Lauren Grobe for The Daily Texan

3/13/19

New University apartments policy requires relocation

by Morgan O’Hanlon for The Daily Texan