Bargaining Update 8/26: UC Proposes the Status Quo (and Worse)
UC is at it again. We met with the University on August 26th to continue negotiations for a new and improved AR contract covering Project Scientists, Specialists, Professional Researchers and CPPs, but they had other ideas in mind. We passed the UC several articles...
Bargaining update 8/29: Progress on childcare reimbursement!
During last Thursday’s bargaining session (our first since the beginning of August) we finally saw movement from UC on some of our highest priorities! Here are the highlights: CHILDCARE: After years of Postdocs organizing to win a childcare subsidy, UC’s team verbally...
UPDATE: Collective action leads to victory for pregnant UCSD Postdoc
I write to share this letter from Dr. Li Jiang, a Postdoc at UCSD whose story was recently covered in NBC News and Inside Higher Ed. After raising allegations of data falsification in her lab, Li was told by her PI that her Postdoc appointment would not be renewed as...
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...
Update from 8/12 Academic Researcher Bargaining Session
We met with UC on August 12th to continue negotiations for a new and improved AR contract covering Project Scientists, Specialists, Professional Researchers and CPPs. We had prepared several proposals and presentations for this day-long session. We gave the UC a...
Nominations for UAW 5810 Vacancy Election
Your union is holding a Vacancy Election to fill vacant Executive Board and Joint Council positions. The nomination period starts today and ends on Aug 24, 2022, at 5pm PDT. The election will take place on September 7, 2022. EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONSAll UAW 5810...
Fight climate change with your union contract
How do we harness our collective strength as unionized academic employees to fight climate change? At the bargaining table, all four UAW-represented units at UC (Postdocs, Academic Researchers, Teaching Assistants and Student Researchers) have proposed measures to...
Bargaining update 7/14: NEW COMPENSATION PROPOSAL!
Update on Compensation/Benefits proposals At last week’s session, we made a new proposal on Compensation that included significantly raising the minimum starting salary to $70,000 in line with National Academy of Sciences recommendations on Postdoc pay, as well...
Bargaining update: UC proposes effective pay cuts for Academic Researchers
Your Academic Researcher (AR) Bargaining Team has met with UC twice in the past week for negotiations covering Project Scientists, Specialists, Professional Researchers and CPPs. Below are some of the high/low-lights. We will be back at the bargaining table on Friday,...
Roe v. Wade overturned – TAKE ACTION
Earlier today the Supreme Court officially released an opinion which overturns Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that has protected the right to choose to have an abortion. This decision is an assault on women’s equality, bodily autonomy, and reproductive justice, and...