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 | Jun 5, 2023 | Updates, Victories
In this update: UAW 5810 Contract Enforcement Wins AB 504 Update – Picket Line Protection Bill Contract Enforcement Actions at Berkeley and UCSD Postdoc and AR Contract Enforcement Wins Our collective power is only as strong as our ability and willingness to...
by uaw5810 | Feb 24, 2022 | Updates, Victories
Great news! For years, UAW members across the West Coast have been pushing for the formation of a West Coast UAW Region as an important step towards reforming our broader UAW International Union, and we’ve finally won. On Tuesday, the UAW International Executive...
by uaw5810 | Dec 9, 2021 | Updates, Victories
Breaking news! Today, after six months of stalling, UC agreed to drop their objections and recognize Student Researchers United-UAW as the union of over 17,000 Student Researchers. SRU-UAW is the largest new union in 2021! This decision comes just two weeks after SRs...
by uaw5810 | Dec 3, 2021 | Updates, Victories
UAW-Wide Referendum on Direct Elections UAW members across the country have voted overwhelmingly in support of direct elections for top leaders of the UAW International. This week, the UAW Monitor released initial results of the UAW-wide referendum on union democracy...
by uaw5810 | Jun 7, 2019 | Fighting Discrimination and Harassment, Gender Equity in Academia, Updates, Victories
Sandra, along with Postdoc and Academic Researcher supporters. The crowd at yesterday's rally. This is what solidarity looks like. This is what union power feels like. Yesterday afternoon, UCLA agreed to renew UCLA Postdoc Sandra Koch’s appointment. We...
