April 15 (UCOP)
May 14 (UCLA)
May 29-30 (UC Davis)
June 10-11 (UC Berkeley)
June 27-28 (UC Riverside)
July 11-12 (UC San Francisco)
July 22-23 (UC Irvine)
August 1-2 (UCLA)
August 12-13 (UC San Diego)
September 12-13 (UC Santa Cruz)
September 23-25 (UCOP – Oakland)
October 10-11 (UC Irvine)
Bargaining Session #11 – October 10-11 (UC Irvine)
The Bargaining Team met with UC for the 11th bargaining session on October 11 and 12 in Irvine. We had many productive discussions, particularly on wages, paid parental leave and bridge funding, but have yet to see significant change in UC administration’s...
Bargaining Session #10 – Sept. 23-25 (UC Office of the President – Oakland)
Members of the ARU Bargaining Team during today’s session. We met again with UC for three days this week (Sept 23-25) at UC Office of the President in Oakland. At this session we discussed and passed proposals on four major areas: Compensation, Layoff and...
Bargaining Session #9 – September 12-13 (UC Santa Cruz)
ARs Deliver Majority Bargaining Petition to UC Admins Thousands of Academic Researchers (a majority of the almost 5,000 ARs at UC) have added their name to a petition calling on UC to end delays and bargain a fair contract! This week across the state, delegations of...
Bargaining Session #8 – August 12-13 (UC San Diego)
We discussed and made some progress on several items, but perhaps most significant is that UC made their first proposals on Benefits and Compensation. The Compensation proposal includes a 3% increase to salary scales in 2019 and a 2% increase in subsequent years,...
Bargaining Session #7 – August 1-2 (UCLA)
Last Thursday and Friday, we had our seventh bargaining session at UCLA. We exchanged proposals on Nondiscrimination, Leaves of Absence, Layoff, Reduction in Time and Non-reappointment, Management and Academic Rights, Grievance and Arbitration Procedures, Waiver, and...
Bargaining Session #6 – July 22-23 (UC Irvine)
Bargaining continued this week at UC Irvine! We made progress by reaching tentative agreements on Health and Safety, and Time and Effort Commitment (an article that primarily deals with a small fraction of ARs who are paid hourly). We also made counter-proposals on...
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...
Bargaining 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...
Bargaining 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...
Bargaining 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...
Bargaining 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…
Informal 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!
On Sept. 11, Davis ARs delivered Fair Contract Petition to their Chancellor’s office.
On Aug. 7, UCLA ARs marched to their Admin office to demand a fair contract now!
UCSF ARs outside of Genentech Hall at the conclusion of their rally on July 19.
On July 11, UCSD ARs and Postdocs marched 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 #11 – October 10-11 (UC Irvine)
The Bargaining Team met with UC for the 11th bargaining session on October 11 and 12 in Irvine. We had many productive discussions, particularly on wages, paid parental leave and bridge funding, but have yet to see significant change in UC administration’s...
Bargaining Session #10 – Sept. 23-25 (UC Office of the President – Oakland)
Members of the ARU Bargaining Team during today’s session. We met again with UC for three days this week (Sept 23-25) at UC Office of the President in Oakland. At this session we discussed and passed proposals on four major areas: Compensation, Layoff and...
Bargaining Session #9 – September 12-13 (UC Santa Cruz)
ARs Deliver Majority Bargaining Petition to UC Admins Thousands of Academic Researchers (a majority of the almost 5,000 ARs at UC) have added their name to a petition calling on UC to end delays and bargain a fair contract! This week across the state, delegations of...
Bargaining Session #8 – August 12-13 (UC San Diego)
We discussed and made some progress on several items, but perhaps most significant is that UC made their first proposals on Benefits and Compensation. The Compensation proposal includes a 3% increase to salary scales in 2019 and a 2% increase in subsequent years,...
Bargaining Session #7 – August 1-2 (UCLA)
Last Thursday and Friday, we had our seventh bargaining session at UCLA. We exchanged proposals on Nondiscrimination, Leaves of Absence, Layoff, Reduction in Time and Non-reappointment, Management and Academic Rights, Grievance and Arbitration Procedures, Waiver, and...
Bargaining Session #6 – July 22-23 (UC Irvine)
Bargaining continued this week at UC Irvine! We made progress by reaching tentative agreements on Health and Safety, and Time and Effort Commitment (an article that primarily deals with a small fraction of ARs who are paid hourly). We also made counter-proposals on...
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...
Bargaining 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...
Bargaining 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...
Bargaining 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...
Bargaining 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…
Informal 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!