US student worker unions face threats under second Trump administration

Organizers try to pre-empt action by incoming president to constrict or eliminate' labor rights

Student workers are bracing for the incoming Trump administration to constrict or eliminate" their labor rights, after a surge in union organizing on college campuses.

Nearly 45,000 student employees formed unions between 2022 to 2024 between 44 bargaining units. As of earlier this year, an estimated 38% of all graduate student employees in the US were unionized.