The NLRB granted New York University graduate students the right to unionize in April.

In contrast to some universities such as Yale which have been torn by the question of grad student unions, Harvard graduate students seem to be content. According to Harvard Graduate Student Council President Lisa L. Laskin, Harvard graduate students are treated comparatively well and tend to have other, more pressing concerns.

"In an ideal world, students could choose if they want teaching [sections] as part of their programs," Laskin said. "But most of us have to teach to pay our bills."

The six-page PLRB decision reversed an earlier one that the PLRB said was in conflict with a ruling last December by the NLRB. In that ruling, the NLRB ruled that interns and residents at Boston Medical Center were employees, not students.

Callahan said the top items on the TUGSA agenda are increasing health benefits, raising wages and ensuring affirmative action and anti-discrimination programs.