98% of a supermajority of all the University of California (UC) postdoctoral students have voted to authorize a strike if circumstances justify.
If needed, UAW Local 5810 is willing to strike in order to convince the University to provide fairer working conditions for postdoctoral students.
UAW Local 5810 is the union of more than 11,000 Postdoctoral Scholars and Academic Researchers (Project Scientists, Specialists, Professional Researchers, and Coordinators of Public Programs) at all 10 campuses of the University of California and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
Postdocs and ARs negotiate collective bargaining agreements that set minimum standards for pay, benefits, rights, and protections. Postdocs and Academic Researchers run all aspects of the union including serving as members of the bargaining team, elected statewide and campus officers, and volunteer activists.