Notice of Nomination and Vacancy Election
The strength of our union is built upon a democratic foundation. Now that Academic Researchers (ARs) have joined UAW 5810, our Joint Council has approved a new elected leadership structure to ensure representation for Academic Researchers as well. Here are the...
ARs have ratified their new contract 🙋💪👊
By a vote of 2450 to 53, a majority of all UC Academic Researchers (ARs)—Project Scientists, Professional Researchers, Specialists and Coordinators of Public Programs—have voted to ratify their first-ever union contract! As of ratification, the contract is now in...
Academic Researchers have reached a Tentative Agreement with UC!
ARs officially reached tentative agreement with UC on the first-ever Academic Researcher Union contract! This agreement is the culmination of years of hard work and advocacy by thousands of Academic Researchers across the state. But the contract is not official until...
ARs Have Reached a Proposed Agreement with UC!
After almost a week of marathon bargaining sessions, ARs have reached the proposed terms of the first-ever Academic Researcher collective bargaining agreement with UC!!!!! To finalize the agreement, the University needs to seek authorization from their Executive...
ARU Strike Authorization Vote Results
Great news! Yesterday the ARU Strike Authorization Vote concluded with 2,501 total votes cast by Academic Researchers (ARs), and 2,402 (96%) of ARs voting Yes. This means that a majority of all UC Academic Researchers have voted to authorize the Bargaining Team to...
Vacancy Election Results
We are pleased to present you with the following list of newly elected UAW Local 5810 officers and Delegates for UAW Constitutional Conventions. As of the close of the nomination period at 5pm PDT on October 3rd, 2019, no more than one (1) member accepted nomination...
Notice of Nomination and Vacancy Election
We will be holding a vacancy election to fill positions within the union leadership. The strength of our union is built upon a democratic foundation – UAW 5810 is a union of Postdocs and for Postdocs. If you are interested in taking a leadership role in the...
Sept. Update: Your UC Anniversary Date and Why it Matters
Do you know your anniversary date? It’s the date you were first hired as a UC Postdoc. This is an important milestone each year and an opportunity to ensure you are receiving the many rights guaranteed to you by our union contract, including annual salary...
UCSF ARs and Postdocs Rally At Genentech Hall
Earlier today, over 100 UCSF ARs and Postdocs rallied outside Genentech Hall to deliver the message that improving the quality of UC research requires improving the quality of life for those who do the research! UCSF ARs and Postdocs at the conclusion of the rally. At...
July Update: Big Win on Union Salary Grievance
We’re excited to report another big salary win as a result of our Postdoc Union power! An arbitrator has ruled in our favor in a big grievance case that involved Postdoc anniversary dates and changing campuses, read below for details. Our union can win this and...