UF WORKS BECAUSE WE DO!

Graduate Assistants United is your voice at the University of Florida! We negotiate and enforce the our collective bargaining agreement with the university, which covers everything from your appointment letters to your healthcare plan to the pay you get for your work as a university employee. 

Please feel free to email us, message us on social media, or stop by our office in Yon Hall to speak with a GAU representative about how you can get more involved!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Read GAU's new agreement with UF on non-tuition student fees! You can also watch GAU's negotiating sessions with UF over payment of student fees and use our fees calculator to see how much you pay-to-work!
• FAQ's on 2017-20 Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Volunteer with GAU by becoming a department steward or joining one of our committees!​​

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EVENTS

Fall 2019​​​​​​

• ​Happy Hour: September 19th, 5:00PM to 7:00PM (Boxcar Wine and Beer Garden)
• General Body Meeting: October 16th, 4:00PM to 6:00PM (Ustler Hall Atrium)
• Member Social: October 17th, 5:00PM to 7:00PM (Boxcar Wine and Beer Garden)
• Graduate Labor Organizing Conference of Florida: October 26-27th
• ​Happy Hour: November 21st, 5:00PM to 7:00PM (Boxcar Wine and Beer Garden)

With Love Since 1972

Graduate Assistants Are The Real Foundation of The Gator Nation

Stipends

Increases to minimum stipends and raises, including $550 in 2018 and an additional $225 in 2019 for continuing GAs.

GatorGradCare

Fighting to gain and maintain comprehensive, affordable, usable health insurance for GAs and their dependents. 

Fees

Won student fee relief of 31% and a deferred fee date allowing GAs to pay fees later in the semester. We demand full relief.