by Justin | Nov 18, 2021 | Student Researchers United-UAW, University of California
I enjoy the physical process of lab work, am fascinated by the research I’m doing, and believe strongly in the importance of basic research, but nonetheless this week I voted to authorize a strike. I took this step because the UC refuses to recognize our new union,...
by Justin | Nov 13, 2021 | Student Researchers United-UAW, University of California
On Oct. 28, student researchers and postdocs congregated on the corner of 2nd and A St. and marched to Mrak Hall to demand that the UC recognize Student Researchers United-UAW (SRU-UAW). This push for unionization began in May 2021, with over 12,000 student...
by Justin | Oct 29, 2021 | Student Researchers United-UAW, University of California
In a joint effort to demand a quarterly housing stipend and greater stability from UC Santa Cruz and the UC system generally, graduate student workers and student researchers presented a list of demands to university officials at Kerr Hall on Tuesday afternoon. Read...
by Justin | Oct 25, 2021 | Columbia University, Harvard University, New York University, University of California, University of Washington
While 2021 was a year of staggering endowment growth, 2020 was a year of deep and sometimes existential cuts. At university after university, administrations responded to the pandemic with fiscal discipline and layoffs. Read the article here.
by Justin | Oct 13, 2021 | University of California
Lecturers teach about one-third of undergraduate classes. However, we work under vastly different conditions from professors. We make less money, have limited access to benefits, and are far more likely to be forced to teach part time. But the big difference is this:...
by Justin | Oct 11, 2021 | UAW Local 2865, University of California
The United Automobile Workers (UAW) 2865 union, Student Researchers Union, UC San Diego Resident Coalition and The Faculty Association organized a housing justice rally last Friday, Oct. 1, in efforts to gather momentum for and raise visibility of the movement to...
