by upror | May 29, 2025 | Updates
On May 15th, we had our fifth bargaining session with the University. We reached a Tentative Agreement on Union-Management Committee, and we also received two counterproposals and two new article proposals from the University. You can review the bargaining tracker for...
by upror | May 16, 2025 | Updates
Our union, UAW, is one of the plaintiffs in a case filed in federal court by the ACLU that is challenging the Trump Administration’s cancellation of NIH grants and fellowships and the review of grant applications If you have been impacted by NIH grant...
by upror | May 8, 2025 | Updates
We proposed a lot of articles last week, so this is a bit of a long email! If you want a more informal discussion of the proceedings, please come by the next UPROR happy hour – date and time TBA or reach out at info@rockefellerpostdocunion.org On April 30th, we held...
by upror | Apr 24, 2025 | Updates
For a fun and less technical discussion of everything below, please join us at Faculty Club for another UPROR Happy Hour today (Thursday, April 24th)! We’ll be there from 6:15 PM onward. Last Wednesday, UPROR-UAW had our third bargaining session with the Rockefeller...
by upror | Apr 14, 2025 | Updates
The Trump administration continues to escalate its attacks on universities focusing on non-citizen students and academic workers. There are reports of visa revocations, detentions of legal permanent residents, and ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) activity in...
by upror | Apr 7, 2025 | Updates
Join us at the “Kill the Cuts” rally tomorrow, 4/8, at 5pm in Bryant Park! The Trump administration is pushing massive cuts to the NIH and other federal research agencies, and academic institutions across the country are already responding with reduced admissions for...
