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	<title>UAW Local 5810 &#124; The Union for over 6,000 Postdoctoral Researchers at UC</title>
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		<title>Postdoc payday: Salaries for fellows are on the up &#8211; NewScientist Issue 2619</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 21:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UAW Local 5810</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article by Suzanne Elvidge in the latest issue of NewScienist discusses the importance of Unions and UAW 5810 in particular in Fellowship Salary increases and workplace protections for postdocs. Check out the full piece below or read the article on the NewScientist website.]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE: UC agrees to allow ALL postdocs into UC health plan!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 23:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UAW Local 5810</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year we learned that UC had been telling some postdoctoral scholars who have fellowships or paid-direct funding that they or their dependents could not enroll in the Postdoctoral Scholars Benefits Program (PSBP), in violation of the contract that the postdoc union negotiated with the university. Other postdocs were told they could enroll but they <a href='http://uaw5810.org/update-uc-agrees-to-allow-all-postdocs-into-uc-health-plan/' class='excerpt-more'>[Read More...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>IMPORTANT: We Need Your Help to Save Science Funding!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UAW Local 5810</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you’ve probably read in the news, the Sequester is in full swing, and cuts to federal programs are kicking in across the country. Unfortunately NIH, NSF, DOE, NASA and other research institutions were not spared – and that means that the funding that supports our work, our grants and new academic positions will be <a href='http://uaw5810.org/important-we-need-your-help-to-save-science-funding/' class='excerpt-more'>[Read More...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vacancy Election Results for UAW 5810</title>
		<link>http://uaw5810.org/vacancy-election-results-for-uaw-5810/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UAW Local 5810</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to present you with the following list of newly elected UAW Local 5810 officers.  As of the close of the nomination period at 5pm PST on March 25th, 2013, no more than one member accepted nomination for any position. The candidates, being UAW 5810 Local members in good standing, and having accepted <a href='http://uaw5810.org/vacancy-election-results-for-uaw-5810/' class='excerpt-more'>[Read More...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Support UC Workers on April 4! &#8211; Rallies at Noon on Every UC Campus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UAW Local 5810</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join other UC workers on April 4 at noon for rallies at each campus to support fair wages and retirement benefits! We will be commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight for public sector jobs on the anniversary of his assassination by calling for a university that puts students and workers first! The rally schedule is <a href='http://uaw5810.org/support-uc-workers-on-april-4-rallies-at-noon-on-every-uc-campus/' class='excerpt-more'>[Read More...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Letter from NIH Director to UAW 5810 on Increasing Postdoc Salaries</title>
		<link>http://uaw5810.org/letter-from-nih-director-to-uaw-5810-on-increasing-postdoc-salaries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UAW Local 5810</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: We recently received this letter back from NIH Director Francis Collins following our request to increase the NIH NRSA salary scale (to which our minimum salary scale is linked). The take home: in the near future, the NIH would like to increase the salary scale by roughly 7 percent (first year minimum would increase to $42,000) and <a href='http://uaw5810.org/letter-from-nih-director-to-uaw-5810-on-increasing-postdoc-salaries/' class='excerpt-more'>[Read More...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>UAW 5810 Joins Research!America to Support Science Funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UAW Local 5810</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UAW 5810 has joined forces with Research!America to fight the for federal funding for science and against the damaging cuts included in the sequester. We&#8217;re proud to be part of the nation&#8217;s largest coalition supporting increased funding for research. Two of our members were recently featured on a poster displayed at the Research!America Advocacy Awards Dinner, which was attended by <a href='http://uaw5810.org/uaw-5810-joins-researchamerica-to-support-science-funding/' class='excerpt-more'>[Read More...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>UAW 5810 Presents Poster at NPA Annual Meeting</title>
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		<comments>http://uaw5810.org/uaw-5810-presents-poster-at-npa-annual-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UAW Local 5810</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The annual meeting of the National Postdoctoral Association is this weekend (March 15-17) in Charleston, SC and UAW Local 5810 is there! If you&#8217;re at the meeting, come check out our poster! You can also download it here.]]></description>
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		<title>Notice of Nominations and Vacancy Election for UAW Local 5810</title>
		<link>http://uaw5810.org/notice-of-nominations-and-vacancy-election-for-uaw-local-5810-3/</link>
		<comments>http://uaw5810.org/notice-of-nominations-and-vacancy-election-for-uaw-local-5810-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UAW Local 5810</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Executive Board Nominations All UAW 5810 members in continuous good standing for 1 year prior to accepting nominations are automatically nominated for the following statewide Executive Board offices for terms expiring May 2015: 1 Sergeant-at-Arms nominated and elected by the statewide membership 1 Guide nominated and elected by the statewide membership Joint Council Nominations All <a href='http://uaw5810.org/notice-of-nominations-and-vacancy-election-for-uaw-local-5810-3/' class='excerpt-more'>[Read More...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>This Week: Call Congress to Support Immigration Reform</title>
		<link>http://uaw5810.org/this-week-call-congress-to-support-immigration-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://uaw5810.org/this-week-call-congress-to-support-immigration-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UAW Local 5810</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join the National Call-In Days for Immigration Reform! Starting today through Thursday (March 12-14) contact Congress at (888) 817-5602 and tell them you want a better visa system and a fair, direct, and humane path to citizenship for all immigrants. Help us reach a million calls nationwide! The time for immigration reform is now.]]></description>
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