Email Digest
First session after we delivered our open letter
Postdocs delivered an open letter to President Lifton’s office on TuesdayOn Wednesday, February 18th, we held our 23rd bargaining session with the University. This session included important progress on several core articles, as well as a powerful demonstration of...
First bargaining of 2026—progress and roadblocks
Postdoc observers prior to the January 14th, 2026 session On Wednesday, January 14th, and Wednesday, February 4th, we held our 21st and 22nd bargaining sessions with the University. These were our first two sessions of 2026, and while we had expected to reach...
Final Bargaining of 2025 – One new TA, progress through non-economics, and a retrospective on nearly a year of bargaining
Sign up to attend bargaining tomorrow (Jan 14) at 1pm! On Friday, December 19th, we held our 20th bargaining session with the University. This was our final bargaining session of 2025. December 19th session updates We reached a Tentative Agreement with the University...
Reminder: Sign Up For Virtual NY Science Funding Town Hall With Elected Officials!
RSVP for the Town Hall on January 9th with elected officials from across the state! Weeks after delivering an Open Letter signed by over 1,300 researchers to the governor’s office, we now have another opportunity to pressure elected officials to fund the Empire...
[RSVP] Virtual State-wide Town Hall for NY Science Funding!
Right now, the New York Governor is deciding whether to invest billions of dollars into state-funded biomedical research! RSVP for the Virtual State-wide Town Hall on January 9th to show Gov. Hochul there is widespread support for science funding in New York! After a...
[take action] Sign the open letter to Gov. Hochul for state-based science funding
Support state-based research funding in New York! Over the past year, unionized researchers across the country have been fighting back against the federal government’s attacks on science and higher education. While we’ve made progress, many of us continue to be deeply...
19th Bargaining Session: The University continues to go below standards
Join the Rally for Universal Childcare today at 10am near campus and sign the petition! On Friday, December 5th, we held our 19th bargaining session with the University. In this session, the balance of proposals was shifted heavily to the University’s side. While we...
Rally with UAW for Universal Child Care in NYC
Rally with UAW for Universal Childcare this Thursday at 10am! Nearly half of women scientists in the United States leave academia after having their first child. As unionized researchers, we know that strong, accessible childcare support for those of us with young...
More confirmed bargaining dates
Sign up to attend our upcoming bargaining sessions! We have confirmed additional bargaining dates with the Rockefeller administration. Two sessions remain until the end of the year: one tomorrow, December 5th at 11 AM, and another on December 19th at noon. Observers...
[RSVP for the Rally] Support Einstein Postdocs Fighting for a Fair Contract!
Click here to support Postdocs at Albert Einstein at their Rally on December 3! Our postdoc colleagues at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have been fighting for over a year for a fair contract, but the administration is still refusing to commit to basic rights...