MIT & MIT GSU CBA Updates

MIT and the MIT GSU have reached their first collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Officially ratified by the union’s members on September 22, the CBA is effective immediately and will change some of the ways we manage our graduate educational and research enterprise.

To implement some of the CBA’s requirements, we are issuing updated policies and housing these updates on this page. Please note that the information in the current Graduate Policies and Procedures (GPP) may not reflect such changes.

Questions

Write to gradunionquestions@mit.edu.

FAQ

Post-CBA common questions & answers (August 2024)

Resources

Trainings

GAP/Atlas App demos
- New updates in supervisors.mit.edu, Atlas, and GAP. November 2024.

Department Faculty and Staff Supervisor Trainings
During these visits, members of the CBA implementation team will explain to your faculty, PIs, lecturers, instructors, and other department staff who supervise graduate students, what their new contractual obligations are and answer any questions. Please reach out to Elizabeth Hoy (e.hoy@mit.edu) to schedule your session if you have not already.
DLCI Leadership + Staff Trainings
A deeper dive into the MIT GSU – MIT Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and what it means for your department and the administration of your graduate programs. These sessions are complete. Slides can be found here (Touchstone authentication required.)

Training Materials / Recordings

GAP and Atlas app demo session (March 2024)
- The recording of the demo can be found here. The following topics were covered: Appointment letter workflow; Student documentation process (FERPA, I-9, IPIA); Contact information update; and Notifications, including save & submit option for appointment letters.
GAP Demo Presentation & Transcript

Related Letters & Documents

For administrators, deans, and department heads

For graduate students