Email Digest
Highlights from the 18th bargaining session: Progress at the table as disagreements come into focus
On Friday, November 14th, we held our 18th bargaining session with the University. We have seen real movement at the bargaining table in the past few sessions as both sides work to resolve key differences and identify areas of alignment. Last week, this resulted in a...
UPROR-UAW Bargaining Committee Vacancy Election Results
The nomination period for two (2) vacant positions on the United Postdoctoral Researchers of Rockefeller-UAW (UPROR-UAW) Bargaining Committee closed as of Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 5:00pm. Two (2) postdocs accepted nomination to serve on the UPROR-UAW Bargaining...
Bargaining session on Friday 11/14!
Sign up to attend the next bargaining session on Friday 11/14 at 12pm! We have several more bargaining sessions with the University scheduled this year, and we hope to reach important agreements on essential rights and protections, including in areas like job security...
Postdocs vote to ratify first union contract at Weill Cornell!
Last week, after an 18-month contract campaign which included a resounding strike authorization vote and a strike deadline, WCMPU-UAW – the postdoc union at Weill Cornell – voted by an overwhelming 99% to ratify their Tentative Agreement as their first union contract...
Close to Reaching Agreement on Workload and Training; Postdocs at Weill Cornell Medicine Ratify First Contract!
On Friday, October 31st, we held our 17th bargaining session with the University. The tone of this session remained productive and collegial, continuing the positive momentum we saw earlier this month. The consistent presence and participation of postdocs during our...
NOTICE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION FOR UPROR-UAW BARGAINING COMMITTEE
United Postdoctoral Researchers Of Rockefeller-UAW (UPROR-UAW) Bargaining Committee has decided to seek two (2) members to fill vacant spots on the Committee. The members will come abreast of the Committee’s activities and will replace recent vacancies on the...
16th Bargaining Session: The Power of Visible Support
On Friday, October 17th, we held our 16th bargaining session with the University. The tone of this conversation was markedly more constructive than usual, and this likely stems from the greater number of postdocs who attended the session. The single-most important...
Another Tentative Agreement reached, and continued resistance from the University to major demands
On Monday, September 29th, we held our 15th bargaining session with the University, where we and the University each exchanged counterproposals on thirteen articles for our contract, including one Tentative Agreement (TA) on the Travel article. This brings us up to...
Take action with UAW to stop NIH budget cuts on 9/5 and 9/12!
Click here to RSVP for our 9/12 citywide Town Hall with elected officials and/or our 9/5 nationwide phone bank to stop NIH cuts! The Trump administration has proposed a nearly 40% reduction to the NIH budget for 2026. Cuts on this scale would be devastating for...
Work Travel Funding (Nearly) Secured; University Resistant to Strong IP Rights
Click here to RSVP to observe our next bargaining session! On Wednesday, August 20th, we held our 14th bargaining session with the University. The University countered on 8 articles and proposed changes to the University's Intellectual Property Policy, while the Union...