MIT and GSU reach tentative agreement

Dear members of the MIT community,

On behalf of the MIT bargaining team, we are pleased to share that we have reached an agreement, subject to ratification, with the MIT Graduate Student Union (GSU). 

We understand that the GSU plans to put this agreement forward for a ratification vote by the union’s full membership and that vote should be complete around November 15. We also understand that the GSU’s leaders have now called off the strike originally scheduled for later this week, as described in yesterday’s message to our community. 

This tentative agreement balances the principles that have guided our approach to the negotiations and the important issues raised by the GSU. We have appreciated the GSU’s commitment to good-faith bargaining over the course of negotiations and look forward to continuing to support the well-being and success of all of our students.

Sincerely,

Anantha Chandrakasan
Provost

Melissa Nobles
Chancellor

David L. Darmofal
Vice Chancellor for Graduate and Undergraduate Education