April 29, 2021
Thousands of international Student Researchers support forming a union to negotiate for protections, build a community of support, and strengthen our public voice. Unionized international Postdocs and Teaching Assistants are already winning improvements in their contracts to ensure equal treatment regardless of immigration status.
On Tuesday, May 4, at 5:30 PM, please join for a discussion about how international Student Researchers can work together to improve our experience at UC by forming a union.
RSVP for the Zoom here.
Through a union, international SRs can also gain a greater voice in the political process, too. When I was applying to jobs between my undergraduate and graduate programs, I was worried I wouldn’t be able to stay in the US. Optional Practical Training extensions that UAW defended from litigation allowed me to stay and have an important career experience. That showed me the important role that unions of academic workers have in giving political voice to international and immigrant workers, and is one reason I have been involved in organizing a Student Researcher union.
In solidarity,
Donghyung Lee
Graduate Student Researcher
Biological Sciences, UCSD
P.S. – your friends and labmates can support the formation of Student Researchers United / UAW by signing a union authorization card. You can also stay up-to-date by following SRU on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.