News Coverage Regarding Local 5810 and Postdoc Working Conditions
- The Fiscal Cliff Casualties You Won’t See by 5810 President Neal Sweeney (Huffington Post, 12 December 2012)
- Union improves postdocs’ rights by 5810 President Neal Sweeney (Nature, 15 November 2012)
- Postdocs: The Power of Unions by 5810 President Neal Sweeney (Science, Volume 336, 29 June 2012)
- UMass contract may set precedent (Carmichael, Boston Globe, 23 March 2012)
- Minnesota Graduate Assistants Deserve a Voice at Work by 5810 Vice President Neal Sweeney (Huffington Post, 18 January 2012)
- Super Committee Fail Jeopardizes Science Research by 5810 Vice President Neal Sweeney (Huffington Post, 1 December 2011)
- Postdoctoral training: Time for change (Nature Cell Biology, 1 July 2011)
- No fixed address (Jump, Times Higher Education, 2 June 2011)
- The Best of Times and the Worst of Times (Dance, HHMI Bulletin, Volume 24 No. 2, May 2011)
- Who Speaks for the Postdocs? (Dance, HHMI Bulletin, Volume 24 No. 2, May 2011)
Coverage of Ratification of First Contract
- Taken for Granted: The New California Postdoc Contract (Benderly, Science Careers, 3 September 2010)
- Postdocs Form Union (naturejobs.com, 1 September 2010)
- Postdoctoral Researchers Ratify New Contract (Panzar, Daily Californian, 16 August 2010)
- UC Researchers Ratify Their First Union Contract (Gordon, LA Times, 13 August 2010)
- California Postdocs Embrace Union Contract (Minogue, Science Insider, 13 August 2010)
- An Important Achievement for Labor (Daily Kos, 12 August 2010)
- UC, Postdoctoral Researchers Achieve Labor Pact (Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 August 2010)
- California Postdocs Win Better Employment Terms (Jump, Times Higher Education, 12 August 2010)
- Postdoctoral Researchers in California Ratify Labor Deal (Tuna, Wall Street Journal, 12 August 2010)
- UC Postdocs Ratify First Contract (Maitre, Contra Costa Times, 12 August 2010)
- Chairman Miller Statement on U.C. Postdocs Approval of First Contract (US House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, 12 August 2010)
- UC Postdocs Ratify First Union Contract (Johnson, KQED Radio, 12 August 2010)
- UC Researchers Approve Labor Contract (Guzman-Lopez, KPCC Radio, 12 August 2010)
Coverage of Tentative Agreement
Older UAW Local 5810 Articles
- Postdocs Deserve Good-Faith Contract (Dudley, Daily Californian, 25 July 2010)
- The Green 960 Labor Report— Radio interview and story regarding UC delaying our contract negotiations, 2 July 2010
- House Committee Questions University of California’s Accounting for Research Funds (Benderly, Science Careers, 28 June 2010) —Follow-up story on Congressional action in the wake of the April 30 hearing.
- UC Researchers Struggle to Obtain Better Wages (Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 June 2010) – Extensive news story outlining recent events in our contract campaign.
- Postdoctoral Researchers in University of California Labor Dispute (Albano, Free Speech Radio News, 25 June 2010) – Story on the contract campaign and ULP filing.
- Postdoc Union Charges Unfair Labor Practices by University of California (Benderly, Science Careers, 21 June 2010) – Follow-up story on ULP filing.
- Researchers’ Union Contests UC Labor Practices (Panzar, Daily Cal, 10 June 2010) – Story on our filing unfair labor practice (ULP) charges against UC for their unlawful bargaining tactics.
- Making a Federal Case of Young Scientists’ Concerns (Benderly, Science Careers, 4 June 2010) – Follow-up story on the April 30, 2010, Congressional hearing in Berkeley
- Read the press release regarding Representative Miller’s COMPETES Ammendment: House Approves Miller Amendment to Ensure Timely Disclosure of Employment-Related Information by Public Universities (News, US House Education and Labor Committee, 12 May 2010)
- UC bargains with Postdoctoral Researcher’s Union (Kupfer, KCSB Radio, 3 May 2010, at the 2:17 mark or 1/5th the way through the broadcast) – Story on the Congressional hearing
- Hearing Highlights Impasse Between Postdoc Union and UC (Miller, Science Insider, 3 May 2010) – Story about the hearing highlighting Congressional frustration with UC’s explanation of failing to reach agreement on our first contract
- House Representatives Examine UC Contracts (Anderson, Daily Cal, 3 May 2010) – Story on the Congressional hearing
- KPFA Evening News coverage of the April 30 Congressional hearing (Pacifica Evening News, 30 April 2010, at 27:30 in the news broadcast) – Story on the Congressional hearing highlighting committee members’ frustration with UC stalling
- Congressional Hearing Scheduled on U Cal Postdoc Union Negotiation (Benderly, Science Careers, 21 April 2010) – Story about announcement of Congressional committee hearing on our contract negotiations
- Where Two Issues Stand (Benderly, Science Careers, 5 February 2010) – Story about our fight for a first contract with UC
- UC Budget Numbers Don’t Add Up, Scholars Claim (Bachman, Santa Barbara Independent, 18 December 2009) – Story about our joint action with UPTE/CWA in December 2009
- Postdocs and Research Employees Picket U. of California Campuses – Chronicle of Higher Ed blog about our joint action with UPTE/CWA in December 2009
- UC Labor Union Significant for Postdoctoral Research (Hasemyer, San Diego Union Tribune, 6 July 2009)
- University of California Postdoc Union Wins Official Recognition (Benderly, Science Careers, 29 August 2008)
- The Fat Lady Sings (Benderly, Science Careers, 1 August 2008)
- Thanks for the Great Postdoc Bargain - Article by Harvard economist Richard Freeman pointing out the low pay of postdocs despite their crticial role in US research programs (2002)
“Whatever they are, however, postdocs are one of the greatest bargains in the U.S. economy. Where else can one hire Ph.D.s, whose training and smarts put them among the best and brightest in the world, to work 60 hours a week for $30,000 to $40,000 a year, with limited benefits and little power to influence their working conditions and pay?”
- Read a National Academy report that talks about the poor working conditions experienced by postdocs in the U.S. (2000)
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