Bargaining Updates
Sinai comes to the table empty-handed
January 13, 2023 On Wednesday, January 11 we met with the Sinai administration for another small group session, which was also our first session of the year and roughly two weeks from our last small group session. We led the session with six counter proposals on Job...
Some progress at the table, but more time needed
December 29, 2022 Today we met with Sinai for another small group session which lasted one hour. Sinai made three counter proposals on Job Posting, Workspace and Materials, and Employment Records. We also asked for an update on our 12/19 proposal for Sinai to extend...
Happy Holidays! New proposals on discrimination & harassment, housing extensions + more
December 19, 2022 Postdocs are celebrating, but all we want for the holidays is a fair contract! Today we met with Sinai for a small group session. Sinai made several counter proposals including one on Prohibition Against Discrimination and Harassment. Sinai’s...
3% across the board raise in January – Bargaining Session Updates
December 6, 2022 At today’s bargaining session, Sinai proposed an across the board raise of 3% to all currently employed postdoctoral fellows effective January 8th, which our bargaining committee agreed to with some modifications. This initial raise is a direct result...
A frustrating session
November 23, 2022 Yesterday we met with Sinai at the bargaining table for the 5th time. It was great to see several of our fellow postdocs at the session - click here to RSVP for an upcoming bargaining session. At yesterday's session, Sinai made four counter...
Update from this week’s bargaining + 48,000 on strike at UC
November 18, 2022 On Tuesday, our elected bargaining committee met with the Sinai administration for a short session. Since we have repeatedly expressed an interest in scheduling more sessions and making swift progress on our goals, Sinai’s team agreed to a smaller...
3rd Bargaining Session Update, Town Hall tomorrow, 12pm
Click here to RSVP for our Bargaining Update Town Hall TOMORROW (11/9) at 12pm Today our elected bargaining committee met with the Sinai administration for our third bargaining session, after an extended break due to scheduling issues on Sinai’s side. At our last...
A month-long break in between sessions + working groups
November 2, 2022 We’re writing with a brief update on our ongoing negotiations with the Sinai administration. Our last bargaining session took place on October 11. While we were pleased to reach tentative agreements on two relatively simple...
First agreements reached in bargaining
October 12, 2022 Yesterday our elected bargaining committee had our second negotiation session with the Sinai administration. We presented a range of non-economic articles related to our workplace and union rights, explaining the reasoning behind each of them. You can...
A “positive” start to negotiations
On Monday, our colleagues from across campus delivered an open letter signed by a majority of postdocs supporting fair and timely bargaining. October 5, 2022 Yesterday our elected bargaining committee had our first negotiation session with the Sinai administration. We...