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The making of a union

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In this week’s episode of Wheel Talk, we speak with News Editor Madi Olivier about the recent organizing efforts of EmoryUnite!, Emory’s grad student union. EmoryUnite!, a graduate student union founded in 2016, has been focusing on issues such as a living wage that corresponds with inflation, protection from unfair treatment, affordable and comprehensive healthcare, a legal contract and more. Laney students’ stipends vary depending on their department, averaging at $34,595.63 during the 2022-23 academic year. Under the new increase, that average will jump to $36,637.53. However, the increased stipend still falls about $3,000 short of the living wage in Atlanta, which is about $39,374.40 for one adult without children. The corresponding article for this episode can be read on campus in our most recent print edition or here. Wheel Talk, as well as the Wheel’s two other podcasts Clifton Culture and Within the Margins, are available everywhere you get your podcasts! Don't forget to subscribe, rate and share!

First published

03/02/2023

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news

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16 minutes

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Wheel Talk

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Episode Description

In this week’s episode of Wheel Talk, we speak with News Editor Madi Olivier about the recent organizing efforts of EmoryUnite!, Emory’s grad student union. EmoryUnite!, a graduate student union founded in 2016, has been focusing on issues such as a living wage that corresponds with inflation, protection from unfair treatment, affordable and comprehensive healthcare, a legal contract and more.

Laney students’ stipends vary depending on their department, averaging at $34,595.63 during the 2022-23 academic year. Under the new increase, that average will jump to $36,637.53. However, the increased stipend still falls about $3,000 short of the living wage in Atlanta, which is about $39,374.40 for one adult without children.

The corresponding article for this episode can be read on campus in our most recent print edition or here. Wheel Talk, as well as the Wheel’s two other podcasts Clifton Culture and Within the Margins, are available everywhere you get your podcasts! Don't forget to subscribe, rate and share!

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