UAW 2865

EDUCATE

AGITATE

ORGANIZE

UAW 2865 is the union that represents all 36,000+ Academic Student Employees—Teaching Assistants, Graduate Student Researchers, Graduate Student Instructors, Tutors, and Readers—across the University of California system. Together, we collectively bargain for better working conditions and work together for a workplace free from racism, sexism, and all forms of oppression.

JOIN YOUR UNION

For information about our 2022 contract campaign and strike, visit fairucnow.org.

BY THE NUMBERS

11

CAMPUSES REPRESENTED

36,000+

TAs, GSRs, GSIs, readers and tutors represented

⇧151%

BASE WAGE INCREASE SINCE 1999

As our power as a union has grown, our raises have increased exponentially.

Click here for information about new salary scales

UPDATES

May Monthly Executive Board Meeting

The May Monthly Executive Board Meeting will take place Tuesday, May 30th at 12pm. Zoom here.

UAW is hiring!

UAW 2865 (the union of TAs, GSIs, GSRs, Tutors, and Readers) and UAW 5810 (the union of Postdocs and Academic Researchers) are looking for talented organizers at multiple campuses committed to building a powerful and democratic union. The ideal candidates will have...

Spring Vacancy Election Protest

On May 5th, a protest of the Spring 2023 Vacancy Election was filed with the Local's Executive Board. You can review the protest here. Please visit this page for updates.

April Executive Board Meeting

The April Monthly Executive Board Meeting will take place Friday, April 21 at 11am. Zoom link here.

Statewide Membership Meeting April 29

UAW 2865 members will gather on Saturday, April 29 beginning at 10am for a Statewide Membership Meeting at UC Davis. At this meeting, members will begin the process of determining organizing priorities over the next two years. Members will also consider an appeal of...