by Justin | Feb 16, 2022 | COVID-19, UAW Local 2865, University of California
Ending the mask mandate while COVID-19 cases remain common raised concerns for student academic employee union UAW 2865 members, according to UAW 2865 Berkeley recording secretary Samuel Chan. Vulnerable student employees, he added, would be harmed by the end of the…
by Justin | Oct 11, 2021 | UAW Local 2865, University of California
The United Automobile Workers (UAW) 2865 union, Student Researchers Union, UC San Diego Resident Coalition and The Faculty Association organized a housing justice rally last Friday, Oct. 1, in efforts to gather momentum for and raise visibility of the movement to…
by Justin | Sep 28, 2021 | UAW Local 2865, University of California
In light of the current housing shortage for Fall Quarter 2021, student groups at UC Santa Barbara such as UC Santa Barbara for Cost of Living Adjustment — otherwise known as UCSB 4 COLA — and Organize Isla Vista are raising awareness about the housing crisis, a lack…
by Justin | Aug 26, 2021 | Student Researchers, UAW Local 2865
“We’re doing the same work and we deserve to have the same rights and same protections for doing that work,” she said. “UC has profited off of research that has been performed by graduate students and grants.” Chodur pointed out while UAW 2865 represents Graduate…
by Justin | Jul 30, 2021 | UAW Local 2865, UAW Local 5810
More than 30,000 United Auto Workers, or UAW, union members at UC campuses have planned actions in opposition to a proposal by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, amending the length of time international students can stay in the United States before…
by Justin | Jun 25, 2021 | Organizing, Student Researchers United-UAW, UAW Local 2865
Forming a union doesn’t happen overnight. It requires hours of conversation, explanation, persuasion, follow-ups. For student researchers at the University of California, the process has been underway for months, and on Monday, May 24, their efforts resulted in a…
