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The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

VIEWPOINT: Build on RA Union's Success

VIEWPOINT: Build on RA Union’s Success

By Sam Lovell April 26, 2025

On a warm spring evening late last year, I joined a group of students to celebrate what would ultimately be one of the most meaningful moments of my undergraduate career: the unionization of Georgetown...

Haan Jun Lee / The Hoya | In an April 16 election, a majority of resident assistants (RAs) who voted — 79 of the 82 voting RAs, or 96% — voted in favor of union representation by Local 153 of the Office of Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), a parent union supporting university employees.

RA Union, Georgetown Begin Collective Bargaining

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil August 29, 2024

The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC), the organization that represents Georgetown University resident assistants (RAs) in collective bargaining negotiations, began its first round of negotiations...

Haan Jun (Ryan) Lee/The Hoya | Georgetown University resident assistants received enough votes to unionize April 16.

Resident Assistants to Become Union After Election, Pending Certification

By Michelle Vassilev and Evie Steele April 16, 2024

The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC), a group of Georgetown University resident assistants (RAs) negotiating for better RA working conditions, received enough votes to become a union...

Georgetown University Declines to Voluntarily Recognize Resident Assistants’ Union

Georgetown University Declines to Voluntarily Recognize Resident Assistants’ Union

By Evie Steele, Executive Editor March 27, 2024

Georgetown University has declined to voluntarily recognize the Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC) as a union, according to communications from the university to GRAC. The university’s...

A coalition of resident assistants (RAs) delivered a petition to the university requesting voluntary recognition of their union status.

Georgetown Resident Assistants File for Union Representation, Call on University to Voluntarily Grant Union Status

By Michelle Vassilev, Editor in Chief March 22, 2024

A coalition of Georgetown University resident assistants requested to unionize in a letter they delivered to the office of University President John J. DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95) at 12:30 p.m. on March...

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