by UAW2865 | Jun 4, 2020 | Anti-Sexual Harassment/Sexual Violence
With rage and sadness we mourn the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and so many more, and honor the uprising sweeping across the country. Academic Student Employees (ASEs) and members of other UC unions have been impacted by racist policing...
by UAW2865 | May 11, 2020 | Anti-Sexual Harassment/Sexual Violence
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...
by UAW2865 | Apr 27, 2020 | Political Engagement
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...
by UAW2865 | Apr 13, 2020 | Anti-Sexual Harassment/Sexual Violence
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...
by UAW2865 | Mar 16, 2020 | #COLA4All, Wages and fair pay
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...