IGWC was subsequently, officially launched in September 2019 with a mission to fight for better working conditions for graduate student workers on IU Bloomington campus.
Graduate students often work as teaching or research assistants while earning their degrees, and their compensation typically includes tuition remission and a stipend.
The group also calculated that graduate student workers also end up paying 8% of their income back to their universities further straining their finances.
The group has also demanded for a hike in the stipends stating that the student workers receive $15,750 which is less than what is required even by IU Bloomington's estimates ($22 426).
According to the modifications, non-immigrant F-1 and M-1 students couldn't take all their classes online for the Fall 2020 semester if they wanted to remain in the United States.