Postdoc Bargaining Updates
Bargaining Update 8
Today, our Bargaining Committee had our eighth bargaining session with the UMass Chan Administration. We presented counterproposals on Workload, Discrimination and Harassment, and Sick Time. Both workload and sick time proposals were a counter to a previous article...
Bargaining Session 7: We didn’t unionize for status quo, part 2
Today, our Bargaining Committee had our seventh bargaining session with the UMass Chan Administration. We presented a counterproposal on the Grievance and Arbitration process, where we restated our commitment to a fair and timely process to settle violations of our...
Bargaining Session 6: We didn’t unionize for the status quo
Today, our Bargaining Committee had our sixth bargaining session with the UMass Chan Administration. UMass presented counterproposals on Job Postings, Employment Offer Letters, and Union Dues. We presented counterproposals on Paid Time Off and Prayer Space. We have...
Bargaining Session 5: Responses on Prayer Space & Health and Safety
Today, our Bargaining Committee had our fifth bargaining session with the UMass Chan Administration. We are glad that UMass continues to engage with our proposals and return to the table with counterproposals. The University presented counterproposals on Prayer and...
Bargaining Session 4: Thanksgiving Bargaining & Potluck
Tldr; Come to our potluck at 5pm in NERB 1100 to hear an update on bargaining at our Thanksgiving social!! All are welcome to attend, with or without a dish to share. Today, our Bargaining Committee had our fourth bargaining session with the UMass Chan...
Bargaining Session 3
Today, our Bargaining Committee had our third bargaining session with the UMass Chan Administration. We are glad to announce that we reached tentative agreements on our Severability and Union-Management Committee articles. We hope to continue to keep this pace on...
Bargaining Session 2: Proposals and Raises
Today, we had our second bargaining session with the UMass Chan Bargaining Committee. UMass presented two proposals, and we presented thirteen proposals to improve our working conditions. Our bargaining sessions are open to our members, and we were pleased to have...
Productive first postdoc bargaining session: proposals, raises, and scheduling
We are excited to have had our first bargaining session this morning, bringing us one step closer to establishing a fair contract! We were joined by national and regional UAW representatives who came to show their support for our efforts. From the University’s side...
Join Us this Wednesday for a Post-Bargaining Social
Coming off the incredible support from last week's Fund Our Future town hall, we want to remind you that graduate student and postdoc unions will begin bargaining with the university this week! The first bargaining session for both groups will take place this...
Postdoc and Grad Student Union CORE-UAW Bargaining Update: Initial Bargaining Session Date
As many of you are aware, the initial bargaining goals for UMass Chan postdocs were ratified by a majority of our members in July. Since then, we have been working hard on drafting articles that will improve our pay and working conditions. The next step in this...