by umasschanresearchersunion | Apr 28, 2025 | Updates
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):...
by umasschanresearchersunion | Apr 17, 2025 | Updates
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...
by umasschanresearchersunion | Apr 11, 2025 | Updates
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...
by umasschanresearchersunion | Apr 8, 2025 | Updates
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...
by umasschanresearchersunion | Mar 31, 2025 | Updates
Read & sign the open letter to urge UMass Chan to place a stay on postdoc layoffs! UMass Chan recently announced that they intend to lay off or furlough workers, including postdoctoral researchers, in response to the government’s efforts to cut federal research...
by umasschanresearchersunion | Mar 20, 2025 | Updates
RSVP for our Town Hall To Discuss Next Steps on Thursday 3/27! With more than 70% of postdocs and graduate workers having signed authorization cards, we are excited to announce that we filed our petition with the Massachusetts Department of Labor (DLR) to certify...
