
UCD and UCSF Junior Specialists just won $130,000 in back pay
Last month Academic Researchers (Project Scientists, Specialists, Professional Researchers and Coordinators of Public Programs) won a significant victory in our fight for a more equitable career advancement system at UC. At UC Davis and UC San Francisco, 55 Junior...
We are Officially One Big Union — UAW 4811!
Last week the UAW International Executive Board met and voted to approve the amalgamation of Academic Student Employees, Graduate Student Researchers (formerly of UAW Local 2865), Academic Researchers and Postdocs (formerly of UAW Local 5810) into one big union. This...
Academic workers endorse Katie Porter and other UAW champions around the state
The California primary election is March 5th, and candidates across the state have asked for UAW-UC academic workers’ endorsement and support. As academic workers and union members, we must make sure our elected representatives are strong union allies. We’ve...
Have you claimed your $2500 childcare reimbursement yet?
In 2022 contract negotiations, UC Postdocs won a huge victory when we successfully pushed UC to agree to the first-ever Postdoc childcare reimbursement program. Postdocs are now eligible to receive up to $2500 for expenses incurred October 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023...
UC Postdocs win on mental health coverage: how to get reimbursed
In 2023, UC violated our union contract by unilaterally changing the mental health benefits in the Health Net PPO plan — out-of-network coverage for mental health benefits increased from a $0 deductible and 0% co-pay to a $200 deductible and a 40% co-pay. After...
Two groups of UC student workers file for union recognition
Last week, two groups of undergrad workers filed for union recognition at the Public Employment Relations Board office in Oakland, both with the ultimate goal of joining our union. As the first non-academic student workers at UC to organize, these victories are a...
UAW INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR A CEASEFIRE
On November 30th, the UAW International Union joined the call for a permanent ceasefire in Palestine and Israel. In a motion put forward by Region 6 Director Mike Miller (a founding member of UAW Local 2865) and Region 9A Director Brandon Mancilla, our International...
UAW 2865 & UAW 5810 STATEMENT ON PALESTINE
On October 28th, 2023, our Local Unions passed a statement calling for a #CeasefireNOW and an end to the occupation of Palestine. In the past 41 days alone, Israeli bombs have claimed over 11,000 lives in Gaza. For the last eighteen years, Gaza has been the site of an...
Academic workers win a major transit victory for all UC employees
During our 2022 strike, academic workers at UC advanced an ambitious set of demands around environmental justice and addressing climate change. Ultimately, we forced UC to commit to providing discounts on e-bikes by December 2023 and universal public transit by 2025....
Nov 1 raises are here — make sure you’re getting yours
Last December, Postdocs ratified a groundbreaking contract that rewrote our pay scale. In April, Postdocs got significant raises as the new pay scale kicked in. In October, thousands of Postdocs received a second raise as all steps on the new pay scale were increased....