Thread by @TUGSA_6290

After four days of voting, membership has RATIFIED the March 9th Tentative Agreement 344-8. This ratification landslide and the gains of our new Collective Bargaining Agreement are a historic achievement for our union.

(1/11)

We bravely went on strike on Jan 31st and spent the next 42 days on strike. Administration cut our healthcare without notification, rescinded our tuition remission, threatened our visa status, and yet, the strike grew every day.

(2/11)

Hundreds of strikers courageously sent emails to their departments and administration notifying them of their decision to strike. We refused to be discouraged or intimidated, and we committed to staying on strike until we got a fair contract.

(3/11)

We spent months building relationships with political allies across the state to ensure that Temple had nowhere to hide. We even took a bus with 55+ strikers to Harrisburg to meet with our allies and spread the word about our fight.

(4/11)

We worked closely with our parent unions @AFTunion @AFTPA & @PhillyAFLCIO to build solidarity with locals across Philly, the region, and the country, including our allies in @623Local who ensured their members would not cross our picket lines.

(5/11)

The students at @TempleUniv have been uncompromising in their support of our strike. They know that our working conditions are their learning conditions, and they showed up to prove it time and time again! Shout out to @TempleUSC @TUUWOC for their unwavering solidarity.

(6/11)

Unions throughout Philly came to the line, bought us lunch, and supported our strike fund! These include @PFTLocal3 @UAPhilly @FSFCCP @623Local @AFTLocal6056 @PhillyJwJ @ruaaup #UArtsUnion @APSCUF @UNITEHEREPhilly @UFCWLocal1776 @PaAFL_CIO and others! #SolidarityForever

(7/11)

Political leaders have supported us since the beginning - @MalcolmKenyatta @SenatorSaval @SenSharifStreet @RepHohenstein @RepRoniGreen @RepHarris @SenatorHughes @CMThomasPHL @PhillyHouseDs and so many others we met in Harrisburg and during this fight! #RespectIsInMyCheck

(8/11)

Despite unprecedented retaliation and intimidation, not to mention the cowardice and cruelty of @TempleUniv admin, we won transformative changes to our CBA that allow us to keep building and organizing in the years ahead.

tinyurl.com/PrezWingard

(9/11)

.@TempleUniv retaliated in heinous ways & found out the hard way that union-busting won’t work when workers stand together. No employer should cut strikers’ healthcare. No university should use tuition to threaten workers. No one should threaten immigration status.

(10/11)

In sum, and to borrow a chant from our friends @UNITEHEREPhilly, we told the whole damn world that @TempleUniv is TUGSA territory, and we’re here to stay.

#TUGSAstrike
#TempleUnionMade
(11/11)