Bargaining Survey Suggestions

• Clearly defined job descriptions and expectations for all grad workers, and the ability to arbitrate violations of these policies.
• Streamline and make more transparent the process of finding a RAship or TAship (e.g. central job board posting).
• Access to the equipment we need to do our jobs (e.g. laptops, functional equipment)
• Protection against unilateral changes by MIT to policies, procedures or rules that affect our work

Prior Grad Union Wins

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UDLSo0UCX2PsAeEdGIBljuIB_6GYofH3/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs 

Existing MIT policies (generally unenforceable)

• Appointment policies and categories
• 20-hour maximum for TA and RA positions
• Requirement to notify students of funding termination

RA Suggestions

• BCS provides 360 reviews or other feedback to PI through official mechanisms every few years

TA Suggestions

• Op-Ed in the Tech on what TAs need from their professors and potentially from a union to succeed: "TAs face the unfair conundrum of whether to prioritize being good teachers and researchers or working extremely long hours to attempt both with limited success."