Same Issues, Same Table. Demand a fair workplace now!
We have all heard the horror stories: a supervisor belittles a Teaching Assistant (TA) in front of their students and coworkers; an international Student Researcher is unjustly fired and loses their visa; a Postdoc is fired from their lab when they tell their...
Spring 2022 Vacancy Election Results
We are writing to you with information on the Spring 2022 Vacancy Election. 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 March 3rd, 2022, no more than one (1)...
Bargaining update: 4 more articles TA’d and Progress on Bullying Protections
Bargaining Update from the week of 2/21We had two bargaining sessions this week, on Tuesday, 2/22 and on Thursday, 2/24. On Tuesday, we reached tentative agreements on 4 articles(!): Individual Development Plans, Progress Assessments, Professional Development and...
Big news: New UAW West Coast Region
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 Board...
UAW 5810 Vacancy Election – Notice of nomination and election
Your union is holding its Spring 2022 Vacancy Election to fill Executive Board, Joint Council, and Convention delegate positions. The nomination period starts today and ends on March 3, 2022, at 5 pm PT. The election will take place on March 17, 2022. Please read on...
Bargaining update: Rallies to End Rent Burden and UC Breaks the Law (Again)
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%...
Bargaining Update: 2 proposals TA’d and Statewide Housing Actions this week
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...
Bargaining update: UC Unprepared (Again) & Upcoming Rallies Against Rent Burden
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...
Bargaining update: Big Win on OPT and a Bad “Supposal” from UC
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...
Bargaining Update: Agreement on 3 Articles + More work to do
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...