by uaw5810 | Nov 1, 2023 | Updates
Last December, Postdocs ratified a groundbreaking contract that rewrote our pay scale. In April, Postdocs got significant raises as the new pay scale kicked in. In October, thousands of Postdocs received a second raise as all steps on the new pay scale were increased....
by uaw5810 | Oct 31, 2023 | Updates, Victories
We are the academic workers at UCSD who have faced arrest, felony charges, and expulsion for exercising our right to collective action. We’re writing to tell you that today, UC dropped all charges against us, the direct result of our collective power as academic...
by uaw5810 | Oct 30, 2023 | Bargaining, LBL, Updates
The LBL Project Scientist contract ratification vote came to a close on Friday. The final tally was 39 votes in favor and 0 against. As of the ratification vote, the Academic Researcher contract and LBL Side Letter are now in effect and will expire on September 30,...
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 | Oct 20, 2023 | Bargaining, LBL, Updates
We are ecstatic to announce today we reached a tentative agreement with the University of California and LBNL on adding LBNL Project Scientists to the Academic Researcher contract. This agreement is the culmination of years of hard work and advocacy by Project...
by uaw5810 | Oct 9, 2023 | Elections, Updates
Please read below for an important update on the October 2023 Vacancy Election and the Amalgamation Referendum. Please note that these are two separate votes. Amalgamation Referendum: October 10-20Beginning tomorrow at 6am, members of both UAW 2865 and UAW 5810 will...
