Pressure is building after 18 days: Updates from the University of California Multi-Unit Strike astrobites.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from astrobites.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Irvine, CA and Detroit, MI – After over two weeks of a historic strike, Academic Researchers and Postdoctoral Scholars at University of California have reached a tentative agreement. “Our members stood up for improved wages and working conditions that truly reflect their value to the University of California system,” says UAW President Ray Curry. “The
The post-doctoral scholars, teaching assistants and associate instructors, graduate student researchers, and academic researchers are represented by the United Auto Workers union in contract negotiations with the UC system. Bargaining between the disputing parties has been ongoing for months, and while UC officials recently called for a third-party mediator to address remaining issues, they are continuing to negotiate without one. By Maxim Elramsisy | California Black Media Around 48,000 academic workers at all 10 University of California (UC) campuses went on strike Nov. 14, shutting down classrooms and research laboratories in the largest employee walkout at any academic institution in history. The post-doctoral scholars, teaching assistants and associate instructors, graduate student researchers, and academic researchers