by uaw5810 | Mar 4, 2019 | Bargaining, Updates
UC Academic Researchers unveiled their Initial Bargaining Demands today! Click here to read: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ARU-IBD-Public These demands are based on feedback from over 2,400 bargaining surveys completed by a majority of ARs, as well as campus meetings...
by uaw5810 | Feb 19, 2019 | Bargaining, Updates
Today, our Union’s president Anke Schennink, UC Academic Researchers and members of our sister local, UAW 2865, met with Congresswoman Katie Porter today to discuss UC’s refusal to recognize more than 5,000 Academic Researchers who voted to join our union....
by uaw5810 | Feb 6, 2019 | Bargaining, Updates
More high-profile coverage of our union to bring to your attention! This morning, Beryl Lieff Benderly, a long time Science Magazine correspondent, published a story on why Academic Researchers have joined UAW Local 5810. This is another powerful example of the ...
by uaw5810 | Jan 26, 2019 | Bargaining, Updates
This weekend in LA was our first Joint Council meeting of the year. Postdoc Union leaders from across the state discussed a variety of topics including exciting progress towards Academic Researchers United joining our union, recent contract enforcement wins, and...
by uaw5810 | Jan 3, 2019 | Bargaining, Fighting Discrimination and Harassment, Gender Equity in Academia, Science Funding and Policy, Updates, Victories, Visas/Immigration
Postdoc Union members at our statewide membership meeting in October. 2018 was a big year for our union — starting salaries went up by over $2500, we successfully enforced our rights and pushed for pro-science policies, we nearly doubled in size with the...
