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Strike Authorization Vote Starts 8/10

Last week, over one hundred postdocs from across Mount Sinai came together at a mass meeting to voice strong support for a strike authorization vote, which would give our elected Bargaining Committee the ability to call a strike if they consider it necessary to win a...

Sinai responds on job security, no response on economics

Today, during our 23rd bargaining session, we received Sinai’s responses to our Just Cause package, Intellectual Property, and Union Access articles, while we presented a response on Recreation, Wellness, Prohibition against Discrimination and Harassment,...

Postdocs across Sinai call for a strike authorization vote

Postdocs raise their hands in support of a strike authorization vote, which would give the Bargaining Committee the ability to call a strike if circumstances justify. We had a successful mass meeting yesterday with over 100 postdocs turning out to hear from their...

Enough is Enough! Mass Meeting on 7/26

Join our 7/26 Mass Meeting to determine next steps to win a strong contract! It has now been more than a year since we voted by an overwhelming 90% to form our union so we could bargain for needed improvements to our working conditions. While we’ve made gains, Sinai...

Sinai responds to 2 out of 15 economic proposals

Sinai responded to 2 out of our 15 economic proposals, which include salary, housing, childcare, and more, and did not respond to our proposed job security package. Postdoc observers made a great show of support, demonstrating to Sinai our full engagement and demand...

Economic proposals are on the table!

70+ postdocs attended our bargaining session on Tuesday over zoom. We had our 21st bargaining session on Tuesday. Here is a short overview: Over 70 postdoc observers joined Tuesday’s bargaining session, demonstrating our union’s strength as we fight for a fair...

Focusing in on three proposals

We met with Sinai for our 19th bargaining session on Monday. We concentrated on discussing several articles with a few remaining areas where Sinai has shown resistance, in order to try to resolve these differences and reach agreements. Track our bargaining progress...