Graduate students employed by the University of Washington don’t have to put up with workplace microaggressions. It says so right in their union’s contract. Under the terms of a new collective-bargaining agreement between the public university’s administration and its graduate researchers and teaching assistants, such employees’ work environments should "be free from everyday exchanges — including words and actions" that denigrate or exclude them as members of some group or class. If they encounter subtle racism or sexism on the job, they can file a grievance potentially leading to third-party arbitration.

July 9, 2015 ・ From Chronicle of Higher Education