by uaw5810 | Oct 21, 2023 | Cross Unit Bargaining, Elections, Updates
UAW-UC academic workers have voted by 10,574 to 810 (a 92% margin) to form one big union! 92% of all UAW 5810 voters and 92% of all UAW 2865 voters said YES to amalgamation. This is a huge step toward increasing our collective power. Now that members have made this...
by uaw5810 | Nov 30, 2022 | Bargaining, Cross Unit Bargaining, Updates
In this update: Bargaining update Postdoc and AR Tentative Agreement Town Halls and Ratification Vote schedule UAW sends Cease and Desist Letter to UC over illegal retaliation Guidance on Academic Progress, Final exams, and Grade submission Media round-up The...
by uaw5810 | Nov 29, 2022 | Bargaining, Cross Unit Bargaining, Updates
HUGE UPDATE: 15 days into our strike, UC has finally made substantial offers to Academic Researchers and Postdocs, and the AR and Postdoc bargaining teams have now reached tentative agreements on contracts, including substantial wage increases that address cost of...
by uaw5810 | Nov 23, 2022 | Bargaining, Cross Unit Bargaining, Updates
After a powerful week and a half of our historic strike, UC has finally made a serious offer to Postdocs that addresses major concerns. Some highlights from UC’s package proposal tonight are: Salary: Minimum salary scale increase of 16% by October 2023 (8% in...
by uaw5810 | Nov 22, 2022 | Bargaining, Cross Unit Bargaining, Updates
In this update: Bargaining update Responding to retaliation Across UC today, Academic Workers came out in force and kept up the pressure on the picket line. At UC Davis a seemingly endless line of Academic Workers marched across campus to demand UC stop its unlawful...
by uaw5810 | Nov 21, 2022 | Bargaining, Cross Unit Bargaining, Updates
In this update: Bargaining update First strike assistance payments Academic Student Employees, Academic Researchers, Postdocs and Student Researchers rang in week 2 of our unfair labor practice strike with a host of large and powerful actions. There were marches or...