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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hi Postdocs,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As you may be aware, the WHOI Graduate Student Union (GSU) has been actively working towards better research and working conditions for all of us. We believe that a united front is a strong one, and we need
your support now more than ever.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">TL;DR: Please <b><span style="color:#00B0F0">wear blue
</span>and a <span style="color:red">union button</span></b> during Peter’s upcoming state of the institution town hall, this Thursday the 25<sup>th</sup> at . This is a
<i>nondisruptive</i> action aimed at showing our collective strength and commitment to the cause. By
<b><span style="color:#4472C4">wearing blue</span></b><span style="color:#4472C4">
</span>and sporting our union button, we are visually demonstrating our unity and determination for positive change at WHOI. If you do not yet have a button and would like one, we will be handing them out before the event at the base of the Clark stairs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you're unfamiliar with the WHOI GSU, we're a collective of graduate student-workers seeking to form a recognized union. Our goal is to collectively bargain for improved research and working conditions,
including addressing housing insecurity, strengthening harassment policies, supporting international students and fellows, enhancing healthcare insurance and compensation, and ensuring workplace and at-sea protections. For those who want to learn more about
WHOI GSU and our efforts, we have prepared an informational flyer. You can access it via
<a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1OiuF-veROgoU5F0mmxJOGczPaBxAXX8Iq_ivCA5TPrU%2Fedit&data=05%7C01%7Call-postdocs%40whoi.edu%7Cd3f5f431aa434356cca008db5bb5ad2a%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638204608070908845%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bQcucD3h%2Fdg032nACxw24e6dJB125gIP%2Bpr3DwOyfW0%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OiuF-veROgoU5F0mmxJOGczPaBxAXX8Iq_ivCA5TPrU/edit" shash="u5Si9sLKRcvGu2bFW7niShOvRoGeIdGL56NmhYzNOtouswpsbZOc6w0p+T29oBq0QQJU0SKrOI3ejpGjMzZ9CMh9uXY4qfyibK0jSO80x8Xs7i5C0G10jFbSnTa5syHF3z9bjGUJWw/8wyFmegTHpulZHlJa9iBfayQI1fJfl3Q=">
this Link</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Your support is invaluable to us, and we appreciate your solidarity during the town hall. Thank you for standing with us!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">WHOI Graduate Student Union Bargaining Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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