by uaw5810 | Dec 1, 2022 | Bargaining, Postdoc Bargaining 2021, Updates
On Monday evening, we reached a tentative agreement with UC on a new contract. Now Academic Researchers will vote on ratifying the contract. The online vote will run from Monday, December 5 through Friday December 9. You will be sent a link to a secure ballot on the...
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...
