UPDATES

Take a minute to submit a comment opposing Trump’s attack on OPT! Trump’s Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) is trying to increase fees to $100,000 for international students and scholars using Optional Practical Training (OPT). OPT allows F-1 international...

Click here to fill out our bargaining survey!  Earlier this month, NYU postdocs voted by an overwhelming majority to form our union, with over 97% voting in favor. As we prepare to bargain our first union contract with the University, please take a moment to fill out...

The AAA just finished counting ballots and we voted by an overwhelming 97.4% (188-yes to 5-no), in favor of NYU Researchers United/Postdocs-UAW (NYURUP-UAW) as our union! We will have more information soon regarding next steps in our campaign. For now, we want to...

We had a great first day of our election as postdocs across NYU started voting “union yes” today. Thursday is the last day to vote in this critical election about the future of postdoc life at NYU. Make sure to add your voice. The more of us who participate and vote...

This week, we have the historic opportunity to vote ‘yes’ and join a growing movement of over 3,000 NYC postdocs who have won a bigger voice at their workplace through collective bargaining. Watch UAW postdocs from across NYC encourage us to vote ‘yes’ below.  View...

Click here to make a plan to vote on Sept 30th and Oct 1st We are excited to share that polling locations for our upcoming election on unionization have been finalized! Please find voting information below: Best, Charlie L. Rodríguez Deliz, Center for Neural Scienceon...

We are thrilled to announce exciting news. After over 70% of postdocs signed up in support of forming a union, and after reaching an election agreement with NYU, dates for our union election have been scheduled! Click here to read more why postdocs from departments...

Exciting news – we have finalized an election agreement with NYU that will allow us to vote on our union! After a few months of discussions, we were able to reach an agreement on a unit definition and a fair election process through the American Arbitration Associate...

On May 29, the Trump Administration announced a new escalation in their attacks on academic research. Under a proposed set of Federal regulations, Trump’s Office of Management and Budget would gain unprecedented control to deny or cancel more than $1 trillion in...

We’re writing with a brief update on our campaign – this morning, we delivered an Open Letter to President Mills signed by postdocs from across NYU! The letter informed the administration of our hope to establish a constructive dialogue, and urged that NYU not engage...

We are writing with an exciting update – more than 70% of NYU postdocs have signed authorization cards in support of unionization! This show of support will help us when bargaining, to achieve a strong contract like in the recent negotiations between contract faculty...

Right now, the New York Governor is deciding whether to invest billions of dollars into state-funded biomedical research. RSVP for the Virtual State-wide Town Hall on January 9th to show Gov. Hochul there is widespread support for science funding in New York! After a...

Join fellow NYC researchers calling for Universal Childcare this Thursday at 10am! Nearly half of women scientists in the U.S. leave academia after having their first child. As unionized researchers, we know that having stronger access to childcare support for those...

Thank you for joining hundreds of your colleagues in signing an authorization card in support of forming a Postdoc union at NYU. We are really excited to announce that a majority of Postdocs at NYU have signed authorization cards!Reaching majority support is an...