by uaw5810 | Jan 10, 2024 | Updates
In 2022 contract negotiations, UC Postdocs won a huge victory when we successfully pushed UC to agree to the first-ever Postdoc childcare reimbursement program. Postdocs are now eligible to receive up to $2500 for expenses incurred October 1, 2023 – December 31,...
by uaw5810 | Jan 8, 2024 | Updates, Victories
In 2023, UC violated our union contract by unilaterally changing the mental health benefits in the Health Net PPO plan — out-of-network coverage for mental health benefits increased from a $0 deductible and 0% co-pay to a $200 deductible and a 40% co-pay. After...
by uaw5810 | Dec 19, 2023 | Updates
Last week, two groups of undergrad workers filed for union recognition at the Public Employment Relations Board office in Oakland, both with the ultimate goal of joining our union. As the first non-academic student workers at UC to organize, these victories are a...
by uaw5810 | Dec 11, 2023 | Updates, Victories
During our 2022 strike, academic workers at UC advanced an ambitious set of demands around environmental justice and addressing climate change. Ultimately, we forced UC to commit to providing discounts on e-bikes by December 2023 and universal public transit by 2025....
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...
