by Justin | Dec 18, 2021 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Postdoctoral Researchers, Student Researchers, Student Researchers United-UAW, Student Workers of Columbia, University of California, Wall Street Journal
While workers at companies like Volkswagen and Amazon have rejected unions, Big Labor is winning with university employees. Last week the UAW was recognized as labor representative for 17,000 student researchers at the University of California. About a quarter...
by Justin | Dec 17, 2021 | Columbia University, GEO-UAW Local 1596, Graduate Workers, GSOC-UAW 2110, Harvard University, HGSU - UAW Local 5118, Organizing, Postdoctoral Researchers, Referendum Vote, Student Researchers, Student Researchers United-UAW, Student Workers of Columbia, The American Prospect, UAW Corruption Scandal, UMass Boston, UMass Lowell, University of California, University of Washington, Wayne State University
There are some ploys that non-university employers use to defeat unionization that won’t work with grad students. First, while Amazon may be able to convince its workers that they’ll lose their jobs if they vote for a union, that’s a little harder to do at, say,...
by Justin | Dec 16, 2021 | Administration Caucus, Autoworkers, Electric Vehicles, Ford, General Motors, Opinion, Solidarity Review, Stellantis, Student Researchers, Student Researchers United-UAW, University of California
With the auto corporations’ rapid transition to electric vehicles well underway, UAW autoworkers must organize to oust the corporation-appeasing Administration Caucus.
by Justin | Dec 15, 2021 | Student Researchers United-UAW, University of California
The University of California agreed to officially recognize Student Researchers United — a union representing over 17,000 student researchers across the UC — on Dec. 8. The acknowledgement comes after a bevy of legislative backing for the union, including 49 members...
by Justin | Dec 13, 2021 | Student Researchers, Student Researchers United-UAW, The Daily Californian, University of California
The university agreed Wednesday to recognize Student Researchers United, or SRU, a union representing 17,000 student researchers employed by the UC system. The decision came after nearly 11,000 student researchers across the state voted Nov. 19 to authorize a strike....
by Justin | Dec 10, 2021 | Student Researchers, University of California
Laura Beebe, a scientist based at the University of California, San Diego, is celebrating news that she’s among more than 17,000 higher education workers on the west coast who now officially are represented in contract negotiations by the UAW. It wasn’t...
