Congratulations to our new union siblings at VW. You have made history!

New data released by the U.S. National Science Foundation underscore concerns that the academic community is facing a postdoc shortage and that early-career scientists are increasingly favoring higher paid positions outside academia. Science Careers scim.ag/6nW

Join us for happy hour at Tommy Joe’s next Tuesday in Bethesda as we celebrate reaching our first bargaining session with the NIH!

Even as more than 2,100 grad workers have signed GLU-UAW authorization cards, university administrators still insist on trying to deny us the rights that so many of our colleagues around the country already have. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. #UnionBustingIsDisgusting

Grad worker Ivy Lyons stands up and speaks out. 'We are WORKERS who are compensated for our LABOR just like any other!'
#collectivebargainingnow

UAW Region 8 Director Tim Smith says 'No politicians or legislators are going to stop us!' #collectivebargainingnow

President Biden gave a shout out to our HUGE union election victory today at the UAW CAP convention!

It was an honor to meet Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib at the UAW National CAP conference with organizers from NIH Fellows United-UAW, @uaw2865, & more!

Thank you for your leadership and building power for working people everywhere -- ceasefire now!

Thank you Shawn Fain for the warm welcome to UAW !

NIH Fellows got a warm welcome to UAW from UAW Region 8 Director Tim Smith!

Emilya Ventriglia Emilya Ventriglia , a predoc at NIMH, greeting the attendees at the UAW CAP conference. We are thrilled to be joining UAW and our UAW siblings are welcoming us with open arms!

The breaking news in higher ed labor keeps policing up. Many congratulations and all the solidarity, NIH Fellows United-UAW!

Energized to be part of a fighting movement w/ Sinai Postdoctoral Organizing Committee-UAW NIH Fellows United-UAW @uaw5810 @cpwuaw & more towards equitable working conditions for our groundbreaking research ✊

Today is Sinai Postdoctoral Organizing Committee-UAW’s 7th day on the picket line, as the first postdoc researchers in the private sector to walk out on strike.

As Shawn Fain said, “You produce scientific breakthroughs, so you deserve record gains. Groundbreaking research should mean groundbreaking contracts.”

'A supermajority of student dining-hall workers at UC Santa Barbara have officially agreed to file for union recognition as the Student Dining Labor Union, which will be the first undergraduate union for dining-hall workers on a University of California campus.'

NEW: Nearly 98% of early-career researchers at NIH voted to form a union—the biggest federal union to form in more than a decade!

NIH Fellows United-UAW, representing 5,000+ fellows, is calling for better pay and working conditions. Read more ➡️ ➡️ seiu.co/41cSRjY

Congratulations to our colleagues NIH Fellows United-UAW 🎉✊!!!

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS NIH Fellows United-UAW ! Welcome to the UAW! ✊

NEW: Nearly 98% of early-career researchers at NIH voted to form a union - the biggest federal union to form in more than a decade.

NIH Fellows United-UAW, representing 5,000+ fellows, is calling for better pay and working conditions.

Read more in nature:
nature.com/articles/d4158…

BREAKING: The fellows at the National Institutes of Health have won a union — by a stunning margin.

By an overwhelming 98.7% yes vote NIH Fellows United-UAW has succeeded in forming their groundbreaking union.