Email Digest
Sign on to the Pledge to Respect RSE/PD Picket Lines
Add your name today to the Pledge to Respect Picket Lines should Postdocs and Research Scientists go on strike. Our Postdoc and Research Scientists A-4 colleagues have been bargaining with UW Administration for more than eight months. Last February, members in both...
Spring quarter vacancy election // Fair Contracts NOW Rally 4/24 // Solidarity with higher ed workers // & more!
Last week’s April Monthly Membership Meeting centered around the theme of building collective power through solidarity and membership empowerment. Members approved the Elections Committee’s proposed schedule for Spring quarter vacancy elections, discussed updates from...
4/6 Bargaining Update; Register for 4/13 Mass Meeting
RSVP to mass meeting 4/13, 12pm Please RSVP to attend our April Mass Meeting which will be on zoom Thursday April 13th at noon. We will cover updates about both Postdoc and RSE bargaining, what we have won so far, what we are still fighting for, and what actions we...
3/10 bargaining updates: mediation yields little progress so far, and PD/RSE meeting on 3/15
Bargaining Update Bargaining on 3/10 was conducted in the presence of a mediator, as requested by Admin. This meant we didn’t actually interact with admin directly but instead each side communicated with each other through a mediator about our respective positions. As...
Strike Authorization Vote Results Are In!
Great news! Tonight, our Strike Authorization Vote concluded with 401 total votes cast, and 96.3% of Postdoc members voting Yes. A supermajority of Postdoc members have voted to authorize our Bargaining Team to call a strike if circumstances warrant. It’s clear that...
Black History Month // TUGSA Solidarity // Upcoming International Solidarity Working Group Events // & More!
Black History Month Check out this list of resources and current initiatives that the UW Black Student Union (BSU) compiled on this linktr.ee. BSU has a “Black Is” series every Wednesday of this month at 6pm at the Ethnic Cultural Center. If you are a Black graduate...
Strike Vote Continues; Bargaining recap: UW position unchanged; UW insists on mediation
Reminder: Hundreds of Postdocs have voted in our strike authorization, which ends Thursday. If you haven’t already, please vote Yes right now! Bargaining Summary: short version. Admin refuses to budge on providing information about why they suddenly think Postdocs...
February Membership Meeting // Black History Month // Solidarity with Turkish and Syrian students and communities // & More!
February Membership Meeting Thursday Our next membership meeting will be Thursday 2/9 from 5-6pm, and will be conducted via Zoom. To access the Zoom link, fill out this RSVP form. All members in good standing are encouraged to attend, and new members may sign up for...
Election Results Announcement – Winter 2023
The nomination period for the Fall elections closed this past Saturday evening, February 4th. Nominations for most positions were uncontested, so we are excited to announce the names and positions of automatically elected members. Congratulations to all of the newly...
Strike Authorization Vote Ballot: UW Postdocs
February 6, 2023 We, members of UW Postdoc and UW Researchers United Bargaining Committees, are writing to encourage you to vote “Yes” in the Strike Authorization Vote that begin today. Click here to vote! A Strike Authorization Vote is a process through which...