by uaw5810 | Feb 6, 2019 | Bargaining, Updates
More high-profile coverage of our union to bring to your attention! This morning, Beryl Lieff Benderly, a long time Science Magazine correspondent, published a story on why Academic Researchers have joined UAW Local 5810. This is another powerful example of the ...
by uaw5810 | Jan 29, 2019 | Fighting Discrimination and Harassment, Gender Equity in Academia, Updates
Led by Education Secretary DeVos, the Trump administration has proposed changes that would severely weaken protections against sexual assault and harassment in academia. These changes would make it much harder for survivors to come forward and represent a massive step...
by uaw5810 | Jan 28, 2019 | San Diego, Updates
It has come to our attention that UCSD administration has chosen to arbitrarily discontinue the Arriba/City shuttle. This decision means that any Postdoc who previously relied on this free service will now have to pay $55 a month to ride the SuperLoop. At our...
by uaw5810 | Jan 26, 2019 | Bargaining, Updates
This weekend in LA was our first Joint Council meeting of the year. Postdoc Union leaders from across the state discussed a variety of topics including exciting progress towards Academic Researchers United joining our union, recent contract enforcement wins, and...
by uaw5810 | Jan 17, 2019 | Fighting Discrimination and Harassment, Gender Equity in Academia, Updates
Led by Secretary Betsy DeVos, the Department of Education is trying to weaken protections against sexual assault and harassment (also known as Title IX protections). These changes would represent a huge step backwards in ending the crisis of sexual harassment in...
by uaw5810 | Jan 3, 2019 | Bargaining, Fighting Discrimination and Harassment, Gender Equity in Academia, Science Funding and Policy, Updates, Victories, Visas/Immigration
Postdoc Union members at our statewide membership meeting in October. 2018 was a big year for our union — starting salaries went up by over $2500, we successfully enforced our rights and pushed for pro-science policies, we nearly doubled in size with the...
