Local 1466 Reopener Raises Wages, Aligns Future Negotiations with Other Campus Unions
The 1,600 graduate workers in United Graduate Workers-UE Local 1466 secured a six percent raise at the University of New Mexico in their recent compensation reopener negotiations with the university’s administration. This raise will go into effect at the outset of the spring 2024 semester, on top of the 10 percent raise negotiated in Local 1466’s first contract, which went into effect on December 22, 2022. Over the past year, the members of Local 1466 have raised the minimum pay for graduate workers 23.5 percent.