Christopher Drozd (@microbe_manager) 's Twitter Profile
Christopher Drozd

@microbe_manager

PhD Candidate @ UC Riverside. 🌿🍊🦠
I study how citrus tree microbiomes can be engineered to promote plant health! || he / him 🏳️‍🌈 || #blacklivesmatter

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joel sachs (@sachslab) 's Twitter Profile Photo

UC Faculty - including me - ✊MARCHED💪 today in support of our graduate students, postdocs, and other represented workers. I'm so proud of my @eeobucr graduate students, fighting the good fight! #FairUCNow #UAWonStrike

UC Faculty - including me - ✊MARCHED💪 today in support of our graduate students, postdocs, and other represented workers. I'm so proud of my @eeobucr  graduate students, fighting the good fight!

#FairUCNow  #UAWonStrike
Katie Porter (@katieporteroc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are now entering week two of unfair labor practice strikes by UAW-represented academic workers at the University of California. Their talent is what enables UC’s world-class research. I’m leading colleagues to call on UC to reach a resolution and bargain in good faith.

We are now entering week two of unfair labor practice strikes by UAW-represented academic workers at the University of California. Their talent is what enables UC’s world-class research.

I’m leading colleagues to call on UC to reach a resolution and bargain in good faith.
UAW 2865 – Riverside (@uaw2865ucr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hundreds of @uaw2865 Student Researchers United-UAW UAW Local 5810 academic workers, faculty, and community members showed up in full force on Monday to kick off our second week striking at UC Riverside for a #FairUCNow!

UAW 4811 (@uaw_4811) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.University of California told the LA Times their compensation proposal would make grad workers 'the highest paid among comparable public and private institutions.' We ran the numbers - That's a bold-faced lie. UC's proposals are uniquely low. University of California can do better.

.<a href="/UofCalifornia/">University of California</a> told the LA Times their compensation proposal would make grad workers 'the highest paid among comparable public and private institutions.'

We ran the numbers - That's a bold-faced lie. UC's proposals are uniquely low. <a href="/UofCalifornia/">University of California</a> can do better.
Jess Trinh (@jess_trinh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

✨Cosplayers for fair contracts!✨ Happy Strike Week 3, folks -- let's keep fighting for the wages we deserve! 💪 @uaw2865 #FairUCNow

✨Cosplayers for fair contracts!✨ Happy Strike Week 3, folks -- let's keep fighting for the wages we deserve! 💪 @uaw2865 #FairUCNow
UAW 4811 (@uaw_4811) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Workers are peacefully occupying the lobby of the UC Path center in Riverside, but UC Riverside called the police! Why is this institution so afraid of the people who carry out its core mission?

Jonathan Eisen (@phylogenomics) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If you are a member of the University of California Academic Senate please consider signing the following open letter to the UC Academic Senate Start here with some background: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… And see this Tweet for a little more background x.com/Graham_Coop/st…

If you are a member of the University of California Academic Senate please consider signing the following open letter to the UC Academic Senate 

Start here with some background: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… 

And see this Tweet for a little more background x.com/Graham_Coop/st…
Student Researchers United-UAW (@sruuaw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

When UC says they've made their final offer and they're done negotiating, we wake up before dawn to tell the regents: We're not done! #UAWonStrike #FairUCNow

Fabi Pulido-Chavez (@pulido_fabi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Since our money cannot afford us housing we have taken over Hinderaker Hall UC Riverside & have even put up a 🎄(unfortunately the #UC grinches have taken all the happiness from it). Come by & camp with us in this very fancy building. #UAWonStrike #FairUCnow #SiSePuede

Since our money cannot afford us housing we have taken over Hinderaker Hall <a href="/UCRiverside/">UC Riverside</a> &amp; have even put up a 🎄(unfortunately the #UC grinches have taken all the happiness from it). Come by &amp; camp with us in this very fancy building. #UAWonStrike #FairUCnow #SiSePuede
Matt Haney (@matthaneysf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Standing with @uaw2865 Student Researchers United-UAW calling on the University of California to bargain in good faith and deliver a fair contract for the nearly 50,000 researchers, teaching assistants and instructors that are still on strike at UC.

Standing with @uaw2865 <a href="/sruuaw/">Student Researchers United-UAW</a> calling on the University of California to bargain in good faith and deliver a fair contract for the nearly 50,000 researchers, teaching assistants and instructors that are still on strike at UC.
Fabi Pulido-Chavez (@pulido_fabi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

UC Riverside CNAS Kathryn E. Uhrich told PIs to call👮‍♀️on strikers. We then picketed her building & the dept is now LYING. Saying strikers were “aggressive, confrontational & threatening staff.” How did we threaten you! (1/2) #UAWonStrike vimeo.com/778653944?fbcl… #AUWonstrike #FairUCnow

Fabi Pulido-Chavez (@pulido_fabi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

But where will the money come from? Says #UC, and silent & unsupportive PI’s. Given how much money UC takes from PI grants, u’d think PI’s would be more upset at UC for these raises & more supportive of us who do all the work on the grants.UC Riverside CNAS #FairUCNow

UAW 4811 (@uaw_4811) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are not waiting around for UC leaders to value our labor. We are bringing our fight to their offices and to their mansions. And we'll keep coming back until we win fair contracts. #UAWonStrike

We are not waiting around for UC leaders to value our labor. We are bringing our fight to their offices and to their mansions. And we'll keep coming back until we win fair contracts. #UAWonStrike
Fabi Pulido-Chavez (@pulido_fabi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Can't nobody take us down, Can't nobody hold us down, oh, no, we got to keep on striking. 🎶 (That is until we get a fair contract). #UAWStrike #FairUCnow

UAW 4811 (@uaw_4811) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So University of California is doling out double-digit raises to administrators while campuses are announcing cuts to the academic workforce? Where are @UCPrezDrake's priorities?

Contamination Club (@contamclub) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 Very excited to finally say… 🚨 The story of Noodlococcus - the contaminant that started ContamClub - is available to read 📖🍜🦠 Check it out ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025.0… 1/15 🧵

🚨 Very excited to finally say… 🚨

The story of Noodlococcus - the contaminant that started ContamClub - is available to read 📖🍜🦠

Check it out ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025.0…

1/15 🧵