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Union Panels: At a Labor Unions Panel hosted by the Princeton Young Democratic Socialists of America, union leaders, including SEIU-175 President Jeff Coley, discussed the importance of inter-union communication and solidarity within the University. Panelists, representing various campus unions and organizing efforts, shared challenges faced in unionization efforts, such as the push back from the University, the transient nature of certain workers like postdocs, and concerns over affordable housing for union members. The panel underscored the ongoing struggles for recognition and fair negotiations for graduate students, postdocs, and other workers on campus, emphasizing the role of unity and collective bargaining in improving working conditions and addressing systemic issues like housing and racial equity.
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Grad students organize for safe return of kidnapped colleague: Princeton Ph.D. candidate Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped in Iraq by the Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah in March 2023. Recently, efforts have surged again to organize for her release, with a group of concerned graduate students launching an advocacy effort on campus through a FreeFood listserv email on Tuesday. The group and Tsurkov's family has urged Congress to focus on her case. Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) have already addressed her abduction in letters to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. The campaign reemphasizes the urgency of Tsurkov’s situation and encourages the Princeton community to participate in efforts to secure her release by sending letters to Congress, with guidance provided on a website created by Tsurkov’s family.
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