Postdoc Bargaining Update 7/30: Our Work Makes UC Work
Yesterday, we presented UC’s bargaining team with an overview of our contract demands -- check out the slides here! We stressed that our demands are about making Postdoc working conditions equitable for all and that we deserve rights and benefits commensurate with the...
Postdoc Bargaining Update 7/25: Fighting for a Better Contract
Yesterday, we had our second bargaining session with UC. There is still a clear divide between our two sides: Our team wants bargaining ground rules that are clear, concise, and practical to facilitate the bargaining process, while UC’s team wants to delay the...
Postdoc Bargaining Update: Fighting for a Better Contract
Yesterday we took our first steps in bargaining with the University for a better, more just, equitable, and worker-centered contract for Postdocs! This contract is a big deal. It will define our conditions of work, our ability to seek redressal from UC, our...
Vote today to improve paid family leave for Academic Researchers
We are your elected Academic Researcher Bargaining Team and we write to you with an exciting update. After years of pressure by our union, UC is proposing to add a new paid family leave benefit (Pay for Family Care and Bonding) to our contract. As of now, Academic...
2021 Triennial Election Results
The results of the 2021 Triennial Election for the contested position of Academic Researcher (AR) Member-at-Large, are in. 71.4% of ballots were cast for Elliott Peterson, 28.6% for Benjamin Lynch, and 3.8% abstaining. The winner of the election, with a majority of...
2021 Triennial Election – update on San Diego Joint Council officers
We are writing to you with information on the Triennial Election. A technical issue delayed some of the results for UAW Local 5810 - San Diego Joint Council officers. The list below represents all elected members of the San Diego Joint Council. We are pleased to...
Feedback on your USCIS experience // Get involved in advocating for immigration reform
Greetings from UAW 5810’s International Scholars Working Group! Share your experience with the USCIS to promote better processes U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is requesting input from the public on how it can reduce administrative and other...
2021 Triennial Election
We are writing to you with information on the Triennial Election. There is one contested position, and the election will proceed as planned on May 26th and 27th. The election will take place for the following Executive Board position: Academic Researcher...
UAW 5810 Triennial Election – Nomination Period Ends Tomorrow (May 12) at 5PM
This is a final reminder that your union is holding its 2021 Triennial Election to fill Executive Board and Joint Council positions. The nomination period ends TOMORROW, May 12, 2021 at 5pm PDT. The election will take place on May 26-27, 2021. Please read on for...
UAW 5810 Triennial Election – Notice of nomination and election
Your union is holding its 2021 Triennial Election to fill Executive Board and Joint Council positions. The nomination period starts today and ends on May 12, 2021 at 5pm PDT. The election will take place on May 26-27, 2021. Please read on for information about the...