almosttherebutnotreally

I am almost certain the contracted work is covered under the collective bargaining agreement, but I am not sure about the labor union. I will look into that. I do believe that the contract I signed 4 months ago was final. As a matter of fact, I believe this was an administrative mistake of some sort (although I do not have proof of that). I do not like to make assumptions but I truly believe it was a clerical error that was caught way too late. I am pretty sure the new amount is representative of the full year. This is my second year receiving funding so I am familiar with most of the contract details. I don't know if this additional background information is helpful, but I will plan on looking into the collective bargaining agreement. Thanks for all the suggestions so far! I was already poor, now I'm even poorer. *Update* It was in fact a clerical error. Long story short...they are supposed to send me two separate contracts which will total the amount of my original contract. It appears the second one is delayed in processing. At least it's figured out! I just might not get my first pay check due to the delay. Thanks everyone.

I thought about asking my advisor what he thought about it. There is a grad union, too, so that is an option. I am also concerned that if I pursue any action, they might not give me funding next year.

I signed a contract (stipend amount, hours, tuition remission) for my assistantship in the spring. I received an email, this week (4 months since the original contract was signed) stating there was an error on my contract and that I would receive a new contract. The new contract states that my stipend is cut in half. Am I obligated to sign this contract or do they have to honor the original? Any thoughts are welcome on how to handle keeping my original contract. Thank you.