by Justin | Nov 30, 2021 | Autoworkers, Chronicle of Higher Education, Direct Elections, Graduate Workers, One Member One Vote, Postdoctoral Researchers, Referendum Vote, Student Researchers, UAW History
UAW Academic and autoworkers are forging a bond through the referendum vote.
by Justin | Nov 24, 2021 | Student Researchers, Student Researchers United-UAW, University of California
Over 10,000 student researchers across the University of California voted overwhelmingly on Nov. 19 to authorize a strike, should the UC continue to refuse to acknowledge their union, Student Researchers United-UAW. On May 24, a supermajority of student researchers...
by Justin | Aug 26, 2021 | Student Researchers, UAW Local 2865
“We’re doing the same work and we deserve to have the same rights and same protections for doing that work,” she said. “UC has profited off of research that has been performed by graduate students and grants.” Chodur pointed out while UAW 2865 represents Graduate...
by Justin | Jul 29, 2021 | SRU-UAW, Student Researchers, Student Researchers United-UAW
University of California student researchers have announced they have union authorization cards from a super-majority of 17,000 researchers throughout the UC system — one of the largest union drives in recent US history. We spoke to three of the researchers about why...