Bargaining Updates
July 22-23 (UC Irvine)
August 1-2 (UCLA)
August 12-13 (UC San Diego)
August 29-30 (Tentative)
September 12-13 (UC Santa Cruz)
September 23-25 (UCOP)
Bargaining Session #5 (UC San Francisco) – July 11-12, 2019
On Thursday, as bargaining continued at UCSF, around 100 Academic Researchers and Postdocs dropped by UCSD Chancellor Khosla’s office hours to deliver a message that researchers need job security and clear career paths. Chancellor Khosla stepped out to meet with...
read moreBargaining Session #4 (UC Riverside) – June 27-28, 2019
After a great display of Academic Researcher collective action at UC Berkeley on Wednesday, bargaining resumed at UC Riverside on Thursday and Friday. We continued to make progress - reaching tentative agreement on five additional articles - though there remain a host...
read moreBargaining Session #3 (UC Berkeley) – June 10-11, 2019
Hello from swelteringly hot UC Berkeley! On Monday we passed an economic package proposal that included Promotions and Pay Step Increases, Compensation, Benefits, and Titles and Classifications. In framing these crucial issues, we spoke about the numerous...
read moreBargaining Session #2 (UC Davis) – May 29-30, 2019
Bargaining session #2 finished yesterday at UC Davis! We met with UC for two days and made four packages of proposals on Equity and Inclusion, Job Security, Professional Development, and Union Rights and Power, as well as initial proposals on Visa and Immigration and...
read moreBargaining Session #1 (UCLA) – May 14, 2019
We were excited to start bargaining the first-ever Academic Researcher contract yesterday at UCLA! In the morning our team outlined the issues we aim to improve including…
read moreInformal Bargaining Session (Oakland) – April 15, 2019
Bargaining has (informally) begun! With many of the procedural elements now resolved after today’s session, our fight for a fair contract is in full swing!
read more
UCSD ARs and Postdocs march to their Chancellor’s office.
UC Berkeley ARs, Postdocs and Academic Student Workers rally at California Hall on June 27.
Members of the ARU / UAW 5810 bargaining team during bargaining session #1 at UCLA.
Bargaining Session #5 (UC San Francisco) – July 11-12, 2019
On Thursday, as bargaining continued at UCSF, around 100 Academic Researchers and Postdocs dropped by UCSD Chancellor Khosla’s office hours to deliver a message that researchers need job security and clear career paths. Chancellor Khosla stepped out to meet with...
read moreBargaining Session #4 (UC Riverside) – June 27-28, 2019
After a great display of Academic Researcher collective action at UC Berkeley on Wednesday, bargaining resumed at UC Riverside on Thursday and Friday. We continued to make progress - reaching tentative agreement on five additional articles - though there remain a host...
read moreBargaining Session #3 (UC Berkeley) – June 10-11, 2019
Hello from swelteringly hot UC Berkeley! On Monday we passed an economic package proposal that included Promotions and Pay Step Increases, Compensation, Benefits, and Titles and Classifications. In framing these crucial issues, we spoke about the numerous...
read moreBargaining Session #2 (UC Davis) – May 29-30, 2019
Bargaining session #2 finished yesterday at UC Davis! We met with UC for two days and made four packages of proposals on Equity and Inclusion, Job Security, Professional Development, and Union Rights and Power, as well as initial proposals on Visa and Immigration and...
read moreBargaining Session #1 (UCLA) – May 14, 2019
We were excited to start bargaining the first-ever Academic Researcher contract yesterday at UCLA! In the morning our team outlined the issues we aim to improve including…
read moreInformal Bargaining Session (Oakland) – April 15, 2019
Bargaining has (informally) begun! With many of the procedural elements now resolved after today’s session, our fight for a fair contract is in full swing!
read more