Updates
Take the PUPS Bargaining Survey!
Take a few minutes to fill out the PUPS-UAW Bargaining Survey! Since winning our union election by an overwhelming 84.5%, we have continued to prepare for our negotiations with the Princeton Administration. Most recently, we started to collect bargaining surveys from...
Bargaining and Contract Campaign Town Hall Thurs 7/11, 5PM
Now that we have elected a bargaining committee and begun preparing for bargaining with the Princeton administration, we want to discuss what comes next in the process of winning a first contract. Please join us for a town hall on Thursday, July 11, 5-7 PM in...
Clarification on Postdoc Working Conditions and Unionization
It’s come to our attention that Princeton management may in some cases be delaying contract renewals, promotions, salary increases, travel reimbursements, and possibly other aspects of employment. It is unclear if these delays are coming from the central Princeton...
PUPS-UAW Bargaining Committee Nomination Results
The nomination period for the Princeton University Postdocs and Scholars-UAW Bargaining Committee is closed as of 5pm yesterday. We are pleased to announce that exactly seven members accepted nomination to serve on the PUPS-UAW Bargaining Committee. This means that...
Reminder: Bargaining Committee nominations due by 6/24
Nominations for the PUPS-UAW Bargaining Committee are currently open. In order to be eligible to accept nomination or vote in the election, you must have filled out a PUPS-UAW authorization card. You can sign a card now at this link if you haven’t already. All...
Healthcare Working Group Update
As you may know, key issue working groups have been meeting the past two weeks to start compiling research on important postdoc topics. The Healthcare working group’s first meeting was rescheduled for Monday, June 18 at 3pm in PNI 230 and on Zoom (Contact: Mae...
NOTICE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION FOR THE UNION BARGAINING COMMITTEE
Nominations for the PUPS-UAW Bargaining Committee are open. In order to be eligible to accept nomination or vote in the election, you must have filled out a PUPS-UAW authorization card. You can sign a card now at this link if you haven’t already. Nominations are...
Next Steps: Upcoming Working Groups and Bargaining Committee Election
We want to make sure all postdocs received information about upcoming bargaining committee elections and preparation for bargaining - sign a card here to continue receiving updates. Now we have our union, we need to prepare to bargain for the best contract possible....
Town Hall Takeaways and Issue Working Groups
We kicked off the summer with a Town Hall last week with a lot of great discussion and input on how to transition into bargaining for a strong first contract. (See more notes below.) Based on the clear majority opinion in the Town Hall, we will move forward with...
We have our union! Now what? Town Hall Weds 5/22 5:30PM
Now that we’ve won our union for postdocs and scholars, we can work towards negotiating with Princeton to improve our work conditions. Please join us for a Post-Election Town Hall next Wednesday at 5:30 PM where we will discuss next steps: electing a bargaining...