by uaw5810 | Jan 10, 2022 | Bargaining, Postdoc Bargaining 2021, Updates
Happy New Year! On Friday we were back at the bargaining table where we made proposals on Union Access and Rights, and Union Security. These proposals are important as they would ensure that all new Postdocs know their rights and can get any questions addressed and...
by uaw5810 | Dec 16, 2021 | Bargaining, Postdoc Bargaining 2021, Updates
12/15 Bargaining UpdateAt this week’s bargaining session, we passed UC a series of non-economic package proposals that include a number of our key issues including equity at work, job security and longer visas, professional development, and union rights. UC didn’t...
by uaw5810 | Dec 9, 2021 | Bargaining, Postdoc Bargaining 2021, Updates
Big news: On Tuesday, the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) issued a complaint against UC regarding the Unfair Labor Practices that we filed in October and demanded a response from the university within 20 days. This means that the State of...
by uaw5810 | Nov 30, 2021 | Bargaining, Postdoc Bargaining 2021, Updates
During our 2016 contract campaign, Postdocs won strict and enforceable timelines to resolve harassment and discrimination claims through the union grievance procedure, rather than waiting for the Title IX process to play out. And during our current negotiations, we...
by uaw5810 | Nov 20, 2021 | Bargaining, Postdoc Bargaining 2021, Updates
Great news! Yesterday our Strike Authorization Vote concluded with 4,147 total votes cast, and 98.01% of Postdocs voting Yes. A supermajority of all UC Postdocs have voted to authorize our Postdoc Union Bargaining Team to call a strike if circumstances justify. In...
by uaw5810 | Nov 16, 2021 | Bargaining, Postdoc Bargaining 2021, Updates
We were back at the bargaining table with UC yesterday for another 4-hour session. UC’s team is still violating the law regarding bargaining over anti-bullying proposals. Once again they passed a proposal that would expire at an undisclosed time in the future when...
