Email Digest
TAKE ACTION! Fighting restrictions on the NIH
Join researchers across the country in fighting restrictions on the NIH! RSVP to a phonebank with other researchers from across the U.S. on Thursday, 1/30 at 3PM, to tell representatives to lift NIH restrictions immediately! Last Wednesday, President Trump’s Executive...
Join an UPROR-UAW working group!
Join an UPROR-UAW working group! Our elected Bargaining Committee is establishing working groups to provide support during the bargaining process. These groups will stay in regular contact with the Bargaining Committee in order to assist with research, give feedback...
Vote TODAY on the Initial Bargaining Goals
Vote to ratify our initial bargaining goals! In case you missed our previous email, today is your last chance to vote on whether ratify the Initial Bargaining Goals, a broad agenda for our negotiations with the Rockefeller administration. It shouldn’t take more than a...
Vote on the UPROR-UAW Initial Bargaining Goals
VOTE NOW ON OUR INITIAL BARGAINING GOALS Our elected Bargaining Committee has prepared a set of initial bargaining goals using the results from our bargaining survey and hundreds of conversations throughout our campaign. These goals articulate a vision for what we...
TOMORROW: Bargaining Goals Town Hall, 12pm in Carson!
A reminder that we will have a town hall to introduce our elected bargaining committee and initial bargaining goals tomorrow (Thursday), 5th of December, at noon in Carson Family Auditorium. Please click here to RSVP for the town hall. Please respond to this email if...
Bargaining survey update, town hall and happy hour!
Sign up for the bargaining town hall on Thursday, December 5 at 12pm! We are excited to be continuing to move towards bargaining with Rockefeller. Since winning our election by an overwhelming 69%, our union was certified by the National Labor Relations Board, we have...
Expected Raises and Promotions
Some postdocs have reported being told that expected pay increases and promotions are on hold, citing a need to maintain existing working conditions until we have negotiated a first contract. Please fill out this form if you have been told that an expected change in...
UPROR-UAW BARGAINING COMMITTEE ELECTION RESULTS
The nomination period for the election of seven (7) members of the United Postdoctoral Researchers of Rockefeller-UAW Bargaining Committee is closed, as of 11:59pm yesterday. We are pleased to announce that exactly seven (7) Rockefeller postdocs accepted their...
[Sign the letter to the NIH] We demand more funding/support for postdocs!
Sign our National Letter to the NIH to strengthen support for postdocs! The NIH is considering major changes to postdoc positions, including a 5-year cap on funding and reduced eligibility windows for grants. These major changes must also come with funding for...
NOTICE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION FOR THE UNION BARGAINING COMMITTEE
Nominations are now open for the United Postdoctoral Researchers of Rockefeller-UAW (UPROR-UAW) Bargaining Committee. All eligible Union supporters [all Postdoctoral Associates, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Research Associates who are currently employed by The...