Having little faith that the Sinai Postdoctoral Organizing Committee would fight for real gains, Mount Sinai postdoctoral fellows ratified a substandard contract.
Following a 12-day strike and a yearlong fight for a first contract, more than 500 postdoctoral researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai represented by the United Auto Workers …
Postdoctoral researchers at Icahn School of Medicine strike over stalled negotiations, citing housing, childcare, and inadequate support, intensifying labor disputes. Read to learn more.
The strikers are demanding pay increases and wage adjustments for inflation, improved visa and financial support for international researchers, better benefits and healthcare for fellows and increased transparency on authorship and intellectual property.
The Sinai Postdoctoral Organizing Committee, which is affiliated with the United Auto Workers, has kept the workers separated from other postdocs in the same local and is preparing a betrayal.