UE Local 896 COGS Graduate Employee Needs Assessment Question Title * 1. The following COGS union negotiated financial benefits are important to my ability to attend and complete graduate school at the University of Iowa. Strongly Agree Agree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Tuition Scholarship Tuition Scholarship Strongly Agree Tuition Scholarship Agree Tuition Scholarship Somewhat Agree Tuition Scholarship Somewhat Disagree Tuition Scholarship Disagree Tuition Scholarship Strongly Disagree Fees Scholarship Fees Scholarship Strongly Agree Fees Scholarship Agree Fees Scholarship Somewhat Agree Fees Scholarship Somewhat Disagree Fees Scholarship Disagree Fees Scholarship Strongly Disagree Health Insurance Health Insurance Strongly Agree Health Insurance Agree Health Insurance Somewhat Agree Health Insurance Somewhat Disagree Health Insurance Disagree Health Insurance Strongly Disagree Salary Salary Strongly Agree Salary Agree Salary Somewhat Agree Salary Somewhat Disagree Salary Disagree Salary Strongly Disagree OK Question Title * 2. The following union negotiated working conditions are important in ensuring that I have the resources I need to do my job well. Strongly Agree Agree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Protection Against Overwork Protection Against Overwork Strongly Agree Protection Against Overwork Agree Protection Against Overwork Somewhat Agree Protection Against Overwork Somewhat Disagree Protection Against Overwork Disagree Protection Against Overwork Strongly Disagree Training Training Strongly Agree Training Agree Training Somewhat Agree Training Somewhat Disagree Training Disagree Training Strongly Disagree Safety Safety Strongly Agree Safety Agree Safety Somewhat Agree Safety Somewhat Disagree Safety Disagree Safety Strongly Disagree Sick / Paid Leave Sick / Paid Leave Strongly Agree Sick / Paid Leave Agree Sick / Paid Leave Somewhat Agree Sick / Paid Leave Somewhat Disagree Sick / Paid Leave Disagree Sick / Paid Leave Strongly Disagree Access to Materials & Supplies to Successfully Complete Your Work Access to Materials & Supplies to Successfully Complete Your Work Strongly Agree Access to Materials & Supplies to Successfully Complete Your Work Agree Access to Materials & Supplies to Successfully Complete Your Work Somewhat Agree Access to Materials & Supplies to Successfully Complete Your Work Somewhat Disagree Access to Materials & Supplies to Successfully Complete Your Work Disagree Access to Materials & Supplies to Successfully Complete Your Work Strongly Disagree OK Question Title * 3. What aspect of your job as a graduate assistant do you like the most? OK Question Title * 4. If you could change one thing about your job as a graduate assistant, what would it be? OK Question Title * 5. What aspects of graduate student community life do you think the University needs to address? Strongly Agree Agree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Strongly Agree Affordable Housing Agree Affordable Housing Somewhat Agree Affordable Housing Somewhat Disagree Affordable Housing Disagree Affordable Housing Strongly Disagree Institutionalized Bias Institutionalized Bias Strongly Agree Institutionalized Bias Agree Institutionalized Bias Somewhat Agree Institutionalized Bias Somewhat Disagree Institutionalized Bias Disagree Institutionalized Bias Strongly Disagree Food Insecurity Food Insecurity Strongly Agree Food Insecurity Agree Food Insecurity Somewhat Agree Food Insecurity Somewhat Disagree Food Insecurity Disagree Food Insecurity Strongly Disagree Child Care / Parental leave Child Care / Parental leave Strongly Agree Child Care / Parental leave Agree Child Care / Parental leave Somewhat Agree Child Care / Parental leave Somewhat Disagree Child Care / Parental leave Disagree Child Care / Parental leave Strongly Disagree Transportation Transportation Strongly Agree Transportation Agree Transportation Somewhat Agree Transportation Somewhat Disagree Transportation Disagree Transportation Strongly Disagree Mental Health Mental Health Strongly Agree Mental Health Agree Mental Health Somewhat Agree Mental Health Somewhat Disagree Mental Health Disagree Mental Health Strongly Disagree Social Support Social Support Strongly Agree Social Support Agree Social Support Somewhat Agree Social Support Somewhat Disagree Social Support Disagree Social Support Strongly Disagree Safety Safety Strongly Agree Safety Agree Safety Somewhat Agree Safety Somewhat Disagree Safety Disagree Safety Strongly Disagree Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 6. COGS officers and stewards are here to represent you, we are volunteer graduate students. How could we better represent graduate employees on campus? OK Question Title * 7. COGS will have a recertification vote in the Fall of 2018. Regardless of whether or not you are a union member, will you vote for us to keep the union on campus? Yes No OK Question Title * 8. I am willing to be part of a COGS campaign to make changes happen. Yes, I will take an active role. Yes, I will take a supportive role. I support change, but won't take a public role. I don't want to be involved. OK Question Title * 9. If you would like COGS to follow up with any individual issues raised in the information you have provided, please provide your email. OK DONE