Email Digest
We vote next week! + new postdoc parent op-ed
Next week we’ll have a historic opportunity to vote on forming our union at Rockefeller. We’re looking forward to voting yes in that election. For some of us, it’s to preserve our current benefitsand prevent unilateral changes by Rockefeller. For others, it’s about...
TOMORROW: Union Town Hall (9/5) + Rockefeller’s last email
Our election to formally establish our union, UPROR-UAW, is coming up on September 18th and 19th in Welch Hall-Great Hall (9 am – 1 pm and 3 pm – 7 pm). To hear from fellow Rockefeller postdocs about why we are organizing, as well as colleagues who have unionized...
Postdoc Union Town Hall (9/5) + Election Information
If you are receiving this email, you are eligible to vote in our upcoming union election. As a reminder, our official vote on whether to form our union at Rockefeller will be held on September 18 and September 19 in Welch Hall—Great Hall, at the following times:...
Union Town Hall TODAY at 12pm, Carson Auditorium!
RSVP to today’s UPROR-UAW Town Hall! Final reminder about today’s UPROR-UAW Informational Town Hall on our NLRB election! It will take place in Carson Family Auditorium at 12pm. Please attend to discuss our upcoming election with colleagues and get answers to any...
UPROR-UAW Election Announcement + Town Hall, 8/27!
RSVP for our Town Hall next Tuesday, August 27th from 12:00pm to 1:00pm! We are thrilled to share some exciting news regarding our efforts to form our union, United Postdoctoral Researchers of Rockefeller-UAW. After notifying Rockefeller two weeks ago that 80% of...
We Filed for our Union Vote with 80% Support!
Yesterday, we delivered our signed cards to the National Labor Relations Board With 80% of postdocs having signed authorization cards, we are excited to announce that yesterday we filed our petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to have an official...
We delivered an open letter urging Rockefeller to remain neutral
Above: Postdocs and Research Associates delivered a letter urging Rockefeller to remain neutral and agree to a fair and efficient process. Yesterday, we delivered an Open Letter to President Lifton and Dean Stearns, signed by researchers in labs where the majority of...
Reminder: RSVP for the UPROR-UAW Town Hall TODAY at 4pm!
Final reminder to RSVP for today’s UPROR-UAW Town Hall! It will take place in Carson Auditorium at 4pm. Please bring any questions about the card drive or the next steps in the unionization process. As always, if you have questions beforehand or want to get more...
A Majority Supports Our Union! Postdoc Town Hall July 26th
RSVP for our Informational Union Town Hall on July 26th at 4 PM! We are excited to announce that a supermajority of postdoctoral researchers have signed authorization cards in support of forming our union, United Postdoctoral Researchers of Rockefeller-UAW!...