September 16, 2021
Student Researchers United is launching a resolution to demand that UC recognize the union chosen by a supermajority of SRs – including the thousands of Trainees and Fellows who UC says are not “workers” and have no “community of interest” with GSRs and GSRAs (see SRU’s breakdown of their argument here). The voting will begin Wednesday, September 22.
A strong “Yes!” vote on this resolution will show UC that GSRs, GSRAs, fellows, and trainees are united with each other, and reject UC’s divide-and-conquer tactics. The more SRs who vote for the resolution, the greater unity we will show UC.
You will receive an email when the vote is live. Read the resolution language here. You can vote online via SurveyMonkey, or through a paper ballot. If you can help circulate ballots to your friends and colleagues, reply to this email and an SR from your campus will be in touch to connect you with resources.
In solidarity,
Lorenzo Washington
NSF GRFP Fellow
Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, UC Berkeley
PS — Watch the video below, in which two LBL SRs show why Trainees and Fellows belong in the same bargaining unit as GSRs and GSRAs.
