Bargaining Update + Town Hall This Thursday

On Tuesday, March 25th, we met with Einstein to continue negotiations for our first contract. In this session, we discussed their counters on Research Integrity, Job Posting, and Workspace and Materials. While we think that these discussions were helpful, Einstein...

3rd TA + Einstein still refusing to engage with key demands

On Wednesday, March 19th, we had another eventful bargaining session with Einstein: We are happy to announce that we were able to reach our third tentative agreement with Einstein on Union Security. This article will help us ensure we are able to continue building a...

“Know Your Rights” Webinar and More Upcoming Events

Since coming into office, the Trump administration has continually attacked public research, including funding freezes, layoffs at federal agencies, cancellation of DEI-related grants, stalled grant reviews, and an attempt to cut NIH indirect cost rates. This...

Bargaining Session Next Week, 3/19 @ 3pm!

RSVP for our upcoming bargaining sessions on March 19th and March 25th! Recently, Einstein has been showing some progress in bargaining in response to our open letter to Dean Tomer about our need for a fair and timely contract. However, at the bargaining session last...

Einstein seeks to undermine just cause protections

TOMORROW (3/7): Rally with NYC researchers at “Stand Up for Science”! After our bargaining session on Friday, February 28th, we responded to Einstein’s suggestion by bringing three close-to-agreement counter proposals to our Wednesday, March 5th session: Job...