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Resources and rights during fires and outages
Massive wildfires sweeping through Northern California are threatening campuses and the homes of Academic Student Employees (ASEs). Anyone who is in proximity to the fires is encouraged to evacuate the area as soon as possible to avoid risks posed by poor air quality...
UAW 2865 Files Unfair Labor Practice Against the University for Refusing to Bargain over International Student Appointments
VICTORY! UAW Academic Workers Take on ICE and Win
Thanks to the collective action by thousands of academic workers, as well as university and state government allies, ICE rescinded its directive requiring international students to attend classes in person or face deportation. UAW 2865 members protesting in Los...
FAQ: Trump’s June 22 Executive Order
UAW Academic Workers React to the Trump Administration’s New Xenophobic Visa Restrictions
“This Executive Proclamation is part of an ongoing effort by the Trump administration to scapegoat non-US citizens,” said Anke Schennink, Ph.D., an international scholar who is also the President of UAW Local 5810. In reaction to the Trump administration’s new...
Say Their Names
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...
UAW Academic Workers Respond to Betsy DeVos’s Misguided Title IX Rules
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...
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...
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...
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...