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📣 Happening this week in UAW Region 9A! @NYCAlamoUnited on Strike! 2/24 Legal Services Staff Assn Picket 2/25 Higher Education Labor United (HELU) Rally 2/25 Brooklyn Museum Union Rally 2/25 Defending Immigrant Rights 2/27 Weill Cornell Medicine Postdocs United-UAW Rally 2/28 Contract Campaign School 📅 Join us @ region9a.uaw.org

Our National Day of Action featured WCM postdoc and Bargaining Committee member Caitlin Williams. She spoke out against federal funding cuts, and shared how NIH diversity grants make academia more inclusive and equitable. Check out the video here: youtu.be/FS-7Be_zBGs

Postdocs turned out in numbers to the rally. More than a year since we voted to form our union, we rallied with hundreds of postdocs against Weill Cornell Medicine's refusal to agree to a fair contract - one that safeguards our appointments, workplace rights, and economic well-being.

“I'm fighting to bring my child into a world where academia is a sustainable career for everybody. By agreeing to a fair contract Weill Cornell Medicine can live up to its founding principles... and show that they actually think diversity is a driver of success." -Chelsea Crooks, PhD

“We have uprooted our lives, left our families, and made significant personal sacrifices to pursue science at Weill Cornell Medicine… With attacks on immigrants increasing, the last thing we need is an additional layer of precarity placed on our shoulders.” -Cecilia Lira

"The least Weill Cornell Medicine can do is to commit to not increasing rents arbitrarily every year and unreasonably add to the immense financial burden we’re all already under.“ -Krithika Karthigeyan

“Postdocs need comprehensive childcare supplements to help us make ends meet so that we can continue to make WCM one of the top research institutes in the country.” -Caitlin Williams

At the end of our Rally for Equity, participants raised their hands in support a strike authorization vote if Weill Cornell Medicine does not make sufficient progress towards a fair agreement in our next bargaining session.

99% voted to unionize. 1 year later — still no fair contract. We’ve had enough! Strike Authorization Vote starts Monday, April 14, 2025.

Senior Researches Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are taking a stand with an upcoming Election Day to form a union and fight for a better working conditions. Go Researchers Organizing Committee at Sinai ✊

Update from March 17th bargaining session. Please join us for the next bargaining session on March 31st from 12:00 to 4:00 PM. Details in bio.

“We’ll be rallying on April 8 to defend the federal funding that makes research at Weill Cornell Medicine possible. Meanwhile, we’re preparing to authorize a strike because WCM wants the ability to fire international workers at will. We will not back down.”

Cuts to federal research funding are already slowing down progress on life-saving cures - that’s why we rallied with fellow researchers and allies from across NYC today to fight back. Check out killthecuts.org to learn more.

Strike Authorization Vote is open!!! One year and not fair contract!!! Enough is enough!!

Remember to VoTe!!

WCM Postdocs Vote! #enoughisenough#faircontractnow✊

Update from April 22nd bargaining session. Please join us tomorrow for our next bargaining session tomorrow on May 6th from 12:00 to 4:00 PM. Details in bio. #faircontractnow✊

Update from May 6th bargaining session. Join us for our next in person bargaining session on May 12th from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. More details in the link in bio. #faircontractnow ✊

“Uncertainty in government funding affects us all. That’s why we’re committed to fighting for a contract that strengthens our workplace rights and ensures greater stability and security for everyone.” Claire Otero a postdoc associate in the Pediatric Department at WCM.

While excelling in our fields, we’re forced to navigate one of the most expensive cities in the country without the basic support other postdocs in NYC already have. Postdocs deserve childcare support and a stable contract. Chelsea Crooks, Postdoctoral Associate in Pediatrics.