The Trump administration and Betsy DeVos aren’t letting the COVID-19 crisis slow their efforts to weaken the rights of survivors of sexual assault and harassment. Despite strong opposition, which was voiced by the UAW and tens of thousands of people during the public comments process last year, DeVos issued new Title IX regulations last week […]
In the face of COVID-19, UAW Academic Workers Band Together to Lobby for Increased Funding, Protections
Fair and stable conditions for research are more important than ever amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A national coalition of UAW locals has banded together to call for an increase in federal funds for the universities that are on the frontlines of performing COVID-19 related research and response work. The locals represent more than 45,000 workers […]
Info on UC Job Protections Through June 30th
UC has clarified that its commitment to no-layoffs through June applies both to Academic Student Employees and Graduate Student Researchers. This is a victory for the student researchers, postdocs, and academic researchers who started this petition demanding UC take measures in response to COVID-19 to ensure the safety of researchers in labs, and also prevent […]
Covid-19 Crisis Makes One Thing Clear: We Need a COLA Now More Than Ever
By Tom Hintze, UAW 2865 Northern Vice President The Covid-19 crisis that is destabilizing our world is having a dramatic impact on workers at the University of California. At every campus, UC – our state’s largest employer – is now making fast and unilateral changes to how and where we work to limit the spread […]
COVID-19: Your Union, Your Rights
Yesterday, the World Health Organization announced the Coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak is a global pandemic. Every campus in the UC system has announced that instruction and exams will be moved online for some period of time to avert further transmission. UAW 2865 and UAW 5810 (our sibling union of Postdocs and Academic Researchers) have jointly issued a demand […]