by uaw5810 | Feb 21, 2022 | Bargaining, Postdoc Bargaining 2021, Updates
Bargaining Update from the week of 2/14We had two bargaining sessions last week, on Tuesday 2/15 and on Friday 2/18. We passed a proposal on Leaves of Absence which would expand our paid family leave benefit to 12 weeks and ensure that all parental leave is at 100%...
by uaw5810 | Feb 14, 2022 | Bargaining, Postdoc Bargaining 2021, Updates
Bargaining Update from the week of 2/7We had two bargaining sessions last week, on Tuesday 2/7 and on Friday 2/11. In Tuesday’s session we reached tentative agreements with UC on two important articles: Union Access and Rights, and Nondiscrimination. A “tentative...
by uaw5810 | Feb 4, 2022 | Bargaining, Housing, Postdoc Bargaining 2021, Updates
Bargaining Update from the week of 1/31We had two bargaining sessions this week, a 1.5 hour session on Monday, January 31 and a 2 hour session on Thursday, February 3. On Monday, our session was focused on Professional Development and Career Counseling. We have...
by uaw5810 | Jan 27, 2022 | Bargaining, Postdoc Bargaining 2021, Updates
Big Win for International Scholars!Last week, the Biden Administration expanded eligibility for the STEM-OPT to include 22 new degree fields, in addition to improvements in J-1 and O-1 visas and the EB-2 National Interest Waiver process. These are big wins for...
by uaw5810 | Jan 20, 2022 | Bargaining, Postdoc Bargaining 2021, Updates
We had a 4-hour bargaining session with UC on Tuesday. Here are the highlights — we reached tentative agreements on 3 articles: Titles and Classifications, Personal Time Off, and Sick Leave. In Titles and Classifications, there is now language that requires the...
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...
