Updates
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TOMORROW! Bargaining Session at 1:30PM + UAW Immigration Hotline
RSVP to observe the bargaining session on Wednesday, April 23rd Our next bargaining session is TOMORROW, April 23rd from 1:30PM-5PM in person. All postdocs are welcome and encouraged to observe our elected Bargaining Committee (BC) negotiate with Einstein...
Progress and Pushback on Multiple Fronts as Einstein Cherry-Picks Standards
On Thursday, April 10th, we met with Einstein for our latest bargaining session. We remain committed to maintaining and, in areas of particular importance to Einstein postdocs, improving the standards set by unionized postdocs at our peer research institutions in the...
Bargaining Session [ZOOM] TOMORROW, 4/10 @ 1pm!
RSVP to observe the bargaining session on April 10th! Our 16th bargaining session will take place tomorrow (April 10) between 1pm and 5pm on zoom. RSVP if you are interested in observing so we can send the zoom link prior to the session. All postdocs are welcome and...
Town Hall TODAY at 4pm! + Rally on 4/8
Click here to RSVP for Our Town Hall TODAY at 4pm! We are holding a town hall today (April 03), at 4pm in Price Center Room 451. This will be an opportunity to meet other postdocs, get updates on recent developments in bargaining, and talk about next steps. The more...
Take action! March to Kill the Cuts on 4/8
Join us at the “Kill the Cuts” rally on 4/8, at 5pm in Bryant Park! The Trump administration is pushing massive cuts to the NIH and other federal research agencies, and academic institutions across the country are already responding with reduced admissions for PhD...
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...