by umasschanresearchersunion | Sep 24, 2025 | Updates
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...
by umasschanresearchersunion | Jun 25, 2025 | Updates
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...
by umasschanresearchersunion | Jun 9, 2025 | Updates
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...
by umasschanresearchersunion | May 29, 2025 | Updates
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....
by umasschanresearchersunion | May 17, 2025 | Updates
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...
by umasschanresearchersunion | May 14, 2025 | Updates
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...