Updates
Fund Our Future: Town Hall with Jim McGovern Oct. 3rd 9am
We are excited to announce that Friday, October 3rd from 9-10 AM in DiMare Center room N1-1500 we will be hosting a town hall with Representative Jim McGovern to speak out against funding cuts to biomedical research. Our goal with this event is to emphasize the...
CORE-UAW Bargaining Goals Town Hall
Postdocs: RSVP for our Initial Bargaining Goals Town Hall on Tuesday, July 1! Graduate Students: RSVP for our Initial Bargaining Goals Town Hall on Wednesday, July 2 Over the past few weeks, a strong majority of UMass Chan postdocs and graduate students have completed...
Make your voice heard – take the union bargaining survey!
Take a few minutes to fill out the CORE-UAW Postdoc Bargaining Survey! Take a few minutes to fill out the CORE-UAW Graduate Student Bargaining Survey! Since our union was certified with supermajority support, we have continued to prepare for our negotiations with the...
CORE-UAW Bargaining Committee Vacancy Election Results
The nomination period for one (1) vacant position on the Coalition of Research Employees-UAW Graduate Student Bargaining Committee and (1) vacant position on the Coalition of Research Employees-UAW Postdoc Bargaining Committee is closed as of yesterday, May 28, 2025....
Fighting against cuts to federal research funding
As unionized researchers in the UAW, we are part of a national movement of workers fighting back against the cuts to federal research funding that are impacting our lives and careers here at UMass. Today we’re writing with three updates about our fight, and how you...
CORE-UAW Bargaining Committee election results + Notice of nomination and election for vacant seat
Dear CORE-UAW supporters, The nomination period for the Coalition of Research Employees-UAW Graduate Student Bargaining Committee is closed as of yesterday, May 13, 2025. We are pleased to announce that four (4) members accepted nomination to serve on the CORE-UAW...
NOTICE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION FOR THE CORE-UAW BARGAINING COMMITTEE
NOTICE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION FOR THE CORE-UAW GRADUATE STUDENT BARGAINING COMMITTEE Dear CORE-UAW supporters, Nominations are hereby declared open for the Coalition of Research Employees-UAW (CORE-UAW) Graduate Student Bargaining Committee (five [5] positions):...
Town Hall 4/23 + UMass response to our open letter
RSVP for our Town Hall on next steps on 4/23 Last week, we reached a major milestone by getting certified by the Massachusetts Department of Labor. Here are three updates: 1. CORE-UAW Town Hall on Wednesday, April 23 at 12PM (NERB N1-1500): We will discuss moving...
Our union is certified!
Our union is officially certified! The Massachusetts Department of Labor finished counting our cards, and determined that a majority of graduate workers have authorized CORE-UAW as our union! We filed for certification in March with over 70% support from graduate...
Update on open letter against postdoc layoffs
Yesterday, we delivered our Open Letter to Chancellor Collins’ office, urging the University to halt all layoffs of Postdocs and demanding that they meet with us as soon as possible to discuss all possible alternatives. You can read the Open Letter here. Thank you to...