lunes, 11 de noviembre de 2019

University of California researchers vote to ratify first union contract

Morning Rounds
Shraddha Chakradhar

University of California researchers vote to ratify first union contract

University of California’s academic scientists voted late last week to ratify a contract for such researchers. This first-in-the-country union — called Academic Researchers United — has almost 5,000 members across the University of California system, people who are not faculty, post-docs or graduate students. The union reached a tentative agreement with UC earlier this month after five months of bargaining, and researchers overwhelmingly voted to ratify the agreement in a 2,450-53 vote. The three-year contract includes several components in favor of the scientists, including increased compensation — the average raise will be 18% over the contract period, but researchers can expect up to 24% in wage increases. Also in the new contract: improved job security to ensure longer guaranteed appointments and protection from unfair termination, as well as a new procedure to deal with claims of discrimination and harassment.

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