Updates
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Agreement reached to maintain status quo benefits for 2026; Einstein still resistant to certain health and safety protections
On Friday, September 19th, and Tuesday, September 30th, we had our 27th and 28th bargaining sessions with the Einstein administration. During these sessions, one of our aims was to reach a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Einstein on their proposed changes to the...
Small victories in Grievance and Arbitration + Einstein keeps stalling bargaining
On Wednesday, September 10th, we had our 26th bargaining session with the Einstein administration. Einstein had 14 proposals on their side, most of which were first introduced by us at our 2nd bargaining session on September 26, 2024. Even though most proposals have...
Submit a comment: Preserve F and J visa timelines!
Submit a comment to DHS about shortening time limits on J1 and F1 visas! The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) proposal to shorten time limits for J-1 and F-1 visas to 4 years would cause great disruption to international students and scholars. This would add...
Continued progress; Einstein attempted to change policies without bargaining
On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, and Wednesday, August 13, 2025, we met with the Einstein administration for our 23rd and 24th bargaining sessions. At these sessions, we had productive discussions in which we reinforced our demand for Einstein to improve the working...
Register for Phonebank and Town Hall to Protect Research Funding!
Register for upcoming opportunities to advocate for research funding! Unionized researchers, including many of us at Einstein, have been organizing tirelessly this year to protect science funding. We’ve seen major successes fighting back against the federal...
Support Cornell Postdocs: Practice Picket this Wednesday, 12-1pm
Join Cornell Postdocs practice picket! Postdocs at Weill Cornell Medicine have been fighting for over a year for a fair contract, but Cornell is still refusing to agree to basic job protections. At a time when international scholars are under attack by this...
Urgent: Protect Science and Scientists by Completing Two Brief Surveys
The UAW is fighting against the federal government’s attacks on science and researchers at the national level. This email contains two surveys which require input from UAW-represented researchers, including postdocs here at Einstein. One survey pertains to delayed or...
Postdocs collectively demand support for internationals
On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, we had our 22nd bargaining session with the Einstein administration. Einstein invited Krishma Azmat Dutt, Manager of the Office of International Services (OIS), to the session to clarify existing procedures and regulations relevant to...
Einstein implies that postdocs don’t need to renew their visa
Attend our upcoming bargaining session on international worker rights on July 16th! On Thursday, June 26, 2025, we had another meeting with the administration for our 21st bargaining session. In our previous bargaining session on May 20, 2025, we had a long discussion...
ERU-UAW All-Hands Strategy Meeting, June 30 @ 5PM
Join us for this Summer’s All-Hands Strategy Meeting! Monday June 30th, 5pm in Price 351 Click here to RSVP After months of bargaining, Einstein has consistently refused to guarantee basic protections for postdocs. To win the working conditions we deserve, it is...