I actual just had an experience with the opposite. I'm a graduate student in a non-union department and the university made an announcement that they would cut

I actual just had an experience with the opposite. I'm a graduate student in a non-union department and the university made an announcement that they would cut student pay and hours. Mind you that students are still working the same amount of time and for TAs are working longer hours because remote teaching requires even more effort and preparation. However, the university was planning to cut already our already low pay rates. The student union organizers circulated a petition which included demands for pay, sick leave, healthcare, and funding extensions. When the petition hit like 800 signatures the university sent out an email announcing a pay raise instead of a cut, healthcare, and sick leave without a single mention of the petition. It's probably a peace offering to keep people from unionizing in the long term.