by Justin | Jan 4, 2022 | Postdoctoral Researchers, Student Researchers, UAW Local 4121, University of Washington, UW Researchers United
On Monday, Dec. 21, a majority of UW’s 1,500 researchers filed their representation petition with the Public Employment Relations Commission seeking to be certified as a new bargaining unit with UAW Local 4121, which represents more than 6,000 Academic Student...
by Justin | Dec 21, 2021 | Organizing, University of Washington
Yesterday, a majority of Research Scientists/Engineers (Assistant-4) from every discipline across all three campuses of the University of Washington filed their representation petition with the Public Employment Relations Commission, seeking to be certified as a new...
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 | 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 | Sep 10, 2021 | UAW Local 4121, University of Washington
I have now been at UW for 7 years with not one promotion discussion. I have received a few minimal 2% merit salary increases after the initial salary freeze but in the city of Seattle, this is not livable. The average one-bedroom apartment costs ~$1,900 which would be...
by Justin | Aug 26, 2021 | UAW Local 4121, University of Washington
Today, the 4121 represents more than 6,000 workers. As an amalgamated subsidiary of the UAW, both ASEs — research and teaching assistants, trainees, fellows, and those serving in supplementary course roles — and postdoctoral scholars (postdocs) enjoy solidarity and...
