by Justin | Nov 24, 2021 | Postdoctoral Researchers, UAW Local 5810, University of California
University of California postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers said they hope their new contract with the UC is more supportive of their rights to an equitable workplace amid ongoing negotiations. United Auto Workers Local 5810, a union representing...
by Justin | May 7, 2021 | Graduate Workers, Postdoctoral Researchers, UAW Local 4121
The UW’s Union of Academic Student Employees (ASEs) and Postdocs (UAW Local 4121) has been negotiating with university administration officials for nearly two months as they aim for higher wages and better health coverage. The union has more than 6,000 members across...
by Justin | May 5, 2021 | Graduate Workers, GSOC-UAW 2110, New York University, Postdoctoral Researchers
Zach Schwartz-Weinstein marched alongside fellow graduate student workers and union supporters from Judson Memorial Church to Washington Square Park on April 27, 2006, to support the recognition of the Graduate Student Organizing Committee. They demanded that NYU...
by Justin | May 3, 2021 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, GWC-UAW 2110, Postdoctoral Researchers
The tentative agreement reached between Columbia and the Graduate Workers of Columbia–United Auto Workers’ bargaining committee failed to pass on April 30. Student-workers voted 1,093-970 with 63-percent participation to continue negotiating, a process that will...
by Justin | May 1, 2021 | Graduate Workers, GSOC-UAW 2110, New York University, Postdoctoral Researchers
The urgency of the union’s financial demands has been heightened by the pandemic and the economic crisis, as the academic job market has been squeezed by hiring freezes. “They’re trying to bully us to drop our wage proposals lower and lower,” said Ellis Garey, 28, a...
by Justin | Apr 30, 2021 | Graduate Workers, GSOC-UAW 2110, New York University, Postdoctoral Researchers
Three days into the GSOC strike, politicians from the national to local levels have expressed their support for the union. Read the article here.
