Elections🗳️
Elections are conducted by an Elections Committee that is elected from the membership. See below for announcements and results of union elections
Summer 2022 Vacancy and Delegate Election Results
We are pleased to present you with the following list of newly elected UAW Local 5810 officers. As of the close of the nomination period at 5pm PT on Aug 24th, 2022, no more than one (1) member accepted nomination for the following positions. The candidates, being UAW Local 5810 members in good standing, and having accepted nomination for uncontested positions, are automatically elected.
Executive Board:
Financial Secretary: Adam Caparco
Trustee: Tim Kodalle
Trustee: Shilo (Qing) Xia
Trustee: Laurel Lucia
Postdoc Member at Large: Tyler Bell
Joint Council:
Lawrence Berkeley Lab:
Postdoc Unit Campus Chair: Olivia Gunther
Postdoc Unit Recording Secretary: Margot Bezrutczyk
UC Berkeley:
Postdoc Unit Campus Chair: Eileen Jeffrey Gutiérrez
UC Davis:
Postdoc Unit Campus Chair: Sierra Durham
Postdoc Unit Recording Secretary: Pummi Singh
Postdoc Unit Head Steward: Austin Powell
AR Unit Head Steward: Karen Kacevas
UC San Diego:
Postdoc Unit Campus Chair: Srividya Ganapathy
Postdoc Unit Recording Secretary: Joyce Chan
Postdoc Unit Head Steward: Isidora Echenique
UC San Francisco:
Postdoc Unit Recording Secretary: Evan Holloway
AR Unit Campus Chair: Karnika Bhardwaj
AR Unit Head Steward: Sayeh Jafari
UC Santa Barbara:
AR Unit Campus Chair: Izel Tekin
In solidarity,
UAW 5810 Elections Committee – elections@uaw5810.org
Daniel Karmelic, UC San Francisco
Eric Kent, UC Davis
Lisa Schwarz, UC Santa Cruz
Daniel Velez-Ramirez, UCLA
Stop UC from shrinking the academic workforce
Postdoc Contract Ratification Vote Results
Academic Researchers Contract Ratification Vote Results
Postdoc Contract Ratification Vote Information
Academic Researcher Contract Ratification Vote Information
UC makes comprehensive economic proposal to ASE’s and SR’s
Major Victory: Tentative Agreements for ARs & Postdocs
Bargaining Update: Major Progress for Postdocs – More to Come
UC cited for 6 more unfair labor practice charges
More bargaining progress // Strike assistance update
Insightful analysis about the importance of Postdoc pay keeping up with the cost of living, and increasing transparency around Postdoc salaries and benefits. Read the twitter thread and their piece in Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-023-01656-4
📢Proud to share our postdoc case study at @harvardmpa1 @harvardmed with 1200 postdocs is online now @NatureBiotech🧵
We talk of postdoc shortage, inclusive excellence & retaining postdocs without acting on what has been said repeatedly. @NIH
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