RSVP to join our first Town Hall on Wednesday, March 27th at 6pm!
We are excited to announce that a majority of postdoctoral researchers have signed authorization cards in support of forming our union, Einstein Researchers United-UAW!
Reaching majority support is an important milestone. Once a strong majority of Postdocs have signed authorization cards, Einstein may choose to voluntarily recognize our union or we can file for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In an election, a majority of those voting must vote in favor of forming a union in order for us to start bargaining collectively with Einstein. We will not pay union dues until we have successfully formed our union and voted to approve a first contract.
To meet up and discuss the tremendous progress we’ve made over many months leading up to the first week of our card drive, we will be hosting a Town Hall at 6 PM on Wednesday, March 27th, in Price Building Room 551. Come and meet other postdocs, hear from unionized researchers at other institutions, and get answers to questions about the unionization process. Click here to RSVP.
We are excited to be joining tens of thousands of researchers and other higher education employees who have negotiated improvements to their workplaces as part of the United Auto Workers (UAW), including postdoctoral researchers at Columbia University, Mount Sinai, Weill Cornell Medicine, California Institute of Technology, University of Connecticut, University of Massachusetts, University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and University of Washington.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or thoughts.
Best,
Paulina Alatriste González, Cell Biology
Member of ERU-UAW Organizing Committee