resources for international grads

  1. Union-Negotiated Immigration Fund (Please Use This by June 30)


    GLO union members are eligible for reimbursement of up to $1,000 in visa, passport renewal, or immigration legal fees. This represents a significant victory we secured in our last contract specifically to support our noncitizen members. We strongly recommend using these funds for pre-travel legal consultations by June 30th – especially if you're planning personal travel that isn't covered by Brown's free legal program (see #3 below).
    To apply: go to UFunds, select 'Graduate Student E-Gap Funds', then submit expenses under 'Nonimmigrant Graduate Student Assistance Funding Program.’

  2. Additional Emergency Financial Support

    Beyond our union-secured fund, you also have access to Brown's E-Gap emergency funding program. Note that the new International Faculty and Staff Emergency Fund (up to $2,000) explicitly excludes student employees like graduate workers – this exclusion is something we're monitoring.

  3. Legal Travel Support for Brown-Sponsored Travel

    Through September 1st, 2025, Brown provides free legal consultation with immigration attorneys from Green and Spiegel, but only for Brown-sponsored international travel approved by your department. This includes pre-travel risk assessments and attorney advocacy if you encounter re-entry problems. If you're traveling for personal reasons, use your union fund (#1 above) to get similar pre-travel consultations with private immigration attorneys.

  4. Union Immigration Attorneys

    For access to the immigration attorneys which your union dues fund, email both the GLO Executive Board (via comms@glounion.org) and Local 6516 Staff Organizer, Hanna, (hanna@local6516.org) with details of your situation. Upon receiving your inquiry, we will promptly connect you with one of our immigration attorneys for guidance on next steps.

Graduate Labor Organization (GLO) is the union of graduate student employees at Brown University.

 

Through collective bargaining and collective action, we advocate for the needs of a diverse student body, fight against discrimination in all its forms, and nurture a caring community that supports the personal and professional lives of all student workers.

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GLO is a member-led organization—our capacity to fight for better working conditions relies on members taking action together. If you’d like to become a member, you can fill out this online Membership form to join now! If you’d like to learn more about membership before signing up, please reach out to comms@glounion.org and an organizer will follow up with you to schedule a conversation.

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If you have experienced a violation of our contract by Brown University, please fill out this form to report a workplace issue. Our grievance committee can speak with you about filing a grievance, which would be an avenue to resolve the violation with support and representation of GLO.

 

As researchers, teachers, and mentors at Brown, graduate workers are vital to everyday university functioning.

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Communications Committee

The Communications Committee handles correspondence of the organization to membership and the public.

ORGANIZING
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The Organizing Committee ensures all organizers are trained and supported and plans and implements campaigns.

POLITICAL
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Political Committee develops a political agenda for the organization at municipal, state, and federal levels.

FINANCE
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The Finance Committee maintains all financial records, and arranges for an independent audit of finances annually.

GLO CAlendar

We hold regular General Members Meetings each semester, in addition to different social and political education events.