Archinect - News 2024-11-21T13:41:19-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149968810/gsapp-united-how-student-unions-affect-architectural-labor-ft-a-l-hu-gsapp-march-student-and-organizer-with-graduate-workers-of-columbia-on-archinect-sessions-81 GSAPP United: how student unions affect architectural labor, ft. A.L. Hu, GSAPP MArch student and organizer with Graduate Workers of Columbia, on Archinect Sessions #81 Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-09-15T18:50:00-04:00 >2017-01-30T19:31:42-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/u8/u8gm1hfjrya9gii0.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In a landmark decision last month, Columbia University graduate students won <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149965110/following-a-landmark-decision-graduate-students-will-now-be-able-to-unionize" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the right to unionize</a>&nbsp;in a case filed against the National Labor Relations Board. As a result,&nbsp;graduate students in private universities across the U.S. now have the right to collectively bargain. What effect does this have on architecture student labor, and the valuation of architecture overall?</p><p>We're joined this week by special guest <a href="https://twitter.com/a_l_hu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A.L. Hu</a>, a third-year GSAPP MArch student and key organizer with Graduate Workers of Columbia (GWC-UAW). Hu shared what's happening at the school after the landmark decision, and how these organizing efforts can affect the architecture profession overall.</p><p>Listen to&nbsp;episode 81 of&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/sessions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Archinect Sessions</strong></a>, "GSAPP United":</p><ul></ul><ul><li><strong>iTunes</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/archinect-sessions/id928222819" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to listen</a>, and click the "Subscribe" button below the logo to automatically download new episodes.</li><li><strong>Apple Podcast App (iOS)</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="pcast://archinect.libsyn.com/rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here to subscribe</a></li><li><strong>SoundCloud</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="http://soundcloud.com/archinect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here to follow Archinect</a></li><li><strong>RSS</strong>: subscribe with any of your favorite podcasting apps via o...</li></ul>