Grad Worker Bargaining Updates
Session 7: Progress made, but key issues remain: codifying protections against discrimination matters!
Today, we had our seventh bargaining session with UMass Chan. UMass Chan presented their counter to our Intellectual Property Article. Our proposal outlined more comprehensive IP rights for student workers, but the University wants to use the existing policy. They...
Session 5: UMass Chan says external fellowship recipients are not in the Union. We disagree.
Today, we had our fifth bargaining session with UMass Chan. We are excited to report that we have reached an agreement with strong protections for student workers on Academic Freedom. UMass Chan also returned counterproposals on Workload and Grievance and Arbitration....
Session 4: Slow progress by UMass Chan, counterproposals on 3 more articles
Today, our Bargaining Committee had our fourth bargaining session with the UMass Chan Administration. UMass Chan once again did not have anything prepared at the start of the session, immediately requesting a caucus (time to break away and work as a committee). Upon...
Bargaining update session 3
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 third bargaining session with the UMass Chan...
They Keep Saying ‘We’re Working On It’ — But Where’s the Raise? And Twelve Proposals Put Forward.
Today, we had our second bargaining session with the UMass Chan Bargaining Committee. UMass presented two proposals, and we presented twelve proposals to improve our working conditions. Our bargaining sessions are open to our members, and we were pleased to have a...
Bargaining Session 2 on Oct. 30
We’re happy to announce that the grad student bargaining committee will be meeting with the UMass Chan administration for our second bargaining session on Thursday, October 30th at 2-4pm. Please RSVP here if you plan to attend as an observer. The more of us we have in...
Productive first student worker bargaining session: proposals, raises, and scheduling
We are excited to have had our first bargaining session this afternoon, 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...
Clarification on Graduate Student Healthcare
In response to comments made by the administration at tonight’s town hall, the Organizing Committee wanted to clarify our stance on the recent changes to student health care. We want to make it abundantly clear that CORE-UAW has every intention of bargaining over...