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Rafa

@rafaeldjaime

PhD student in English @ UCLA, president of @uaw_4811

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UAW 4811 (@uaw_4811) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Two years after 48,000 University of California academic workers won big pay gains in a historic six-week strike, labor experts…predicted broad union activism within higher education” Now @cgpu_uaw and USC faculty are realizing those predictions! latimes.com/california/sto…

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"Between 2012 and 2023, the number of unionized graduate student and postdoctoral workers more than doubled, from roughly 64,000 to 150,000. Faculty unions also increased by 7%, from 374,000 to 402,000, in the same period, the report said." ow.ly/qwei50UsFw0

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On January 13, join former United Teachers Los Angeles President Alex Caputo-Pearl for a panel discussion on how educators can organize under Trump 2.0! laborcenter.berkeley.edu/event/the-educ…

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In the midst of one of the largest climate catastrophes LA has seen in decades, UCLA is telling its workers "nothing to see here, come to work"

In the midst of one of the largest climate catastrophes LA has seen in decades, UCLA is telling its workers "nothing to see here, come to work"
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MIT Graduate Student Union, UE Local 256 seeks a Staff Organizer to be based in Cambridge, MA. Details can be found at unionjobs.com/listing.php?id… #1u #UnionStrong MIT Graduate Student Union UE

MIT Graduate Student Union, UE Local 256 seeks a Staff Organizer to be based in Cambridge, MA. Details can be found at unionjobs.com/listing.php?id… #1u #UnionStrong <a href="/MITGradUnion/">MIT Graduate Student Union</a> <a href="/ueunion/">UE</a>
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President Trump’s restrictions on the NIH are delaying critical research on cancer and diabetes. These restrictions must end as soon as possible to ensure that researchers can get back to work serving our nation’s public health. science.org/content/articl…

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"The UAW calls on the Trump Administration and Congress to lift these draconian restrictions immediately to ensure that scientific research in the United States, including the crucial work done by UAW members, can continue without interruption." uaw.org/uaw-statement-…

Lauren Kaori Gurley (@laurenkgurley) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hearing from reliable sources that Trump has fired Democratic NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox, an unprecedented move that could bring cases filed by SpaceX, Amazon challenging NLRB constitutionality to SCOTUS Board members are shielded from presidential removal so this appears illegal

Higher Education Labor United (HELU) (@higheredlabor) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How can we respond to the onslaught of attacks on higher education? February 13 at 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT: workers & allies from around the U.S. will come together for a national strategy call. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… UAW AFT CWA American Association of University Professors

UAW 4811 (@uaw_4811) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🧵 Yesterday, the Trump administration announced radical cuts to NIH grants, slashing billions in public research funds that support life-saving medical treatment and research on everything from cancer to Alzheimer's. Academic workers are fighting back. arstechnica.com/science/2025/0…

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🚨 NIH Funding: TOMORROW Monday 9pm ET, join fellow workers across the country on this UAW Higher Ed Dept-hosted call about what the announced cuts to NIH funding at universities mean, how they impact workers, and how we can fight back. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Higher Education Labor United (HELU) (@higheredlabor) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Billionaires are waging war on workers, putting healthcare, research, education, and jobs at risk. Workers at colleges and universities are facing tremendous uncertainty. Join us Thursday 2/13 at 8pm ET for a National Higher Ed Strategy Call: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Billionaires are waging war on workers, putting healthcare, research, education, and jobs at risk. Workers at colleges and universities are facing tremendous uncertainty. Join us Thursday 2/13 at 8pm ET for a National Higher Ed Strategy Call: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
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*WEBINAR TONIGHT * Join academic workers nationwide at 6 pm PT (9 pm ET) to discuss how we continue the collective fight to end the attacks on science funding and public research. ow.ly/TTCF50UX5Lb @UAWRegion6

*WEBINAR TONIGHT * Join academic workers nationwide at 6 pm PT (9 pm ET) to discuss how we continue the collective fight to end the attacks on science funding and public research.
ow.ly/TTCF50UX5Lb
@UAWRegion6
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The Trump administration is attacking public research through funding freezes and budget cuts, threatening life-saving medical treatments and critical research on everything from cancer to heart disease. Meet some of the UAW 4811 members who do that critical research:

The Trump administration is attacking public research through funding freezes and budget cuts, threatening life-saving medical treatments and critical research on everything from cancer to heart disease. Meet some of the UAW 4811 members who do that critical research:
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🧵Statement from UAW President Shawn Fain Condemning Attacks on Higher Education: The UAW represents 100,000 higher education workers, including campus staff, student workers, faculty, research assistants, and postdoctoral fellows, at Columbia University and beyond.