by uaw5810 | Jul 25, 2021 | Bargaining, Postdoc Bargaining 2021, Updates
Yesterday, we had our second bargaining session with UC. There is still a clear divide between our two sides: Our team wants bargaining ground rules that are clear, concise, and practical to facilitate the bargaining process, while UC’s team wants to delay the...
by uaw5810 | Jul 15, 2021 | Bargaining, Postdoc Bargaining 2021, Updates
Yesterday we took our first steps in bargaining with the University for a better, more just, equitable, and worker-centered contract for Postdocs! This contract is a big deal. It will define our conditions of work, our ability to seek redressal from UC, our...
by uaw5810 | Jun 3, 2021 | Bargaining, Gender Equity in Academia, Updates
We are your elected Academic Researcher Bargaining Team and we write to you with an exciting update. After years of pressure by our union, UC is proposing to add a new paid family leave benefit (Pay for Family Care and Bonding) to our contract. As of now, Academic...
by uaw5810 | Apr 10, 2021 | Bargaining, Updates
Please take a minute today to sign onto the Postdoc initial bargaining demands! Later this year, as a union we will begin bargaining a new contract with the University of California administration, to replace our current collective bargaining agreement. This means...
by uaw5810 | Apr 5, 2021 | Bargaining, Updates
Update on 2021 Postdoc Bargaining Our union contract is set to expire on September 30, 2021, so in late January and early February we held meetings at each campus to discuss our options for bargaining this year and gather feedback from Postdocs. Based on these...
by uaw5810 | Jun 10, 2020 | Bargaining, Updates
A number of immigration law firms are reporting that the Trump Administration is preparing an Executive Order to be released in the coming days/weeks that could have serious negative consequences for visa holders (possibly including H-1B, J-1, F-1/OPT, L-1 and...
