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Locals UAW 2865 & UAW 5810 are now UAW 4811, the union of 48,000 academic workers at UC. | https://t.co/KwLRhNgof3
CA, USA
Joined September 2009
WCM has been insisting on an unprecedented Force Majeure clause that would allow them to unilaterally alter our contract. Earlier today we delivered an open letter to Dean Harrington signed by 75% of postdocs urging @WeillCornell to agree to a fair contract now!
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Last week, during a busy orientations season, thousands of new grad workers from Davis to San Diego joined their union. With UAW 4811 stronger than ever, it’s time to win a great ASE contract and protect our university from Trump.
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Two weeks ago, UAW 4811 members came together to show the public what’s at stake as Trump attacks public research. Funding for much of that research has been temporarily restored, but it’s vital to keep pushing. Join the fight at https://t.co/nttwjj6OUq
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A federal judge has ordered hundreds of millions in suspended NIH grants restored at UCLA. This is a major victory for UAW 4811 members whose research and lives were disrupted by the grant suspensions in late July.
latimes.com
A San Francisco-based federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to restore all National Institutes of Health grants to UCLA, roughly $500 million, that the government suspended in July.
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“It should be up to Californians, not Donald Trump, to decide whether or not we fund lifesaving research in cancer treatment, disease diagnostics, chronic diseases, climate science, wildfire preparedness and more.” – Mike Miller, Director, @uawregion6
nytimes.com
Democrats are calling for the creation of a state equivalent of the National Institutes of Health, but first state lawmakers and then voters would need to approve it.
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"I’m feeling really uncertain about my future as a scientist...I know many of my colleagues feel this sentiment as well. If we can come together and pass [SB 607], we can really keep the light of progress from going dark." - Elaine Huang, UCLA
kqed.org
Democratic lawmakers aim to put a bond measure on the 2026 ballot that would create and fund the California Foundation for Science and Health Research.
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"This measure would allow us as Californians to take our future into our own hands so we can protect ourselves and keep the wheels of innovation turning." – Mike Miller, Director, @uawregion6
edsource.org
The latest education news updates from EdSource.
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4811 members are speaking out against Trump’s attacks on research funding. Now it’s time for Californians to take action & secure the future of lifesaving research. That’s why UAW members are rallying behind a $23 billion bond measure to protect our labs, jobs, & communities. 🧵
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Yesterday, ASEs had our 6th bargaining session. Here's what happened:
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UCLA Math TAs are speaking out: their department cut appointments in half, forcing some to survive on under $18,000 a year. UC can’t make unilateral cuts while we’re at the table fighting for fair wages and job security. That’s why we’ve filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge.
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Without research like this, finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease will never be possible. But as a result of Trump’s attacks, this project is now halted and months-long, high-cost experiments, which cannot be easily re-started are stalled. #FundScience
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Alzheimer’s Disease affects 6.9 million Americans and there is currently no cure. Elaine Huang and Armen Khanbabaei’s lab is working to uncover the earliest triggers and pathways that drive AD abnormalities to identify strategies for prevention and treatment. 🧵
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This work directly supports ovarian cancer patients and people in need of liver transplants through the discovery of new treatments and solutions, but Trump’s cuts have led to the loss of $1.5 million in funding and drastically slowed progress towards finding cures.
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The Meyer lab uses huge datasets to identify the factors that cause liver transplant failure and survival, and investigate ways to repair the immune system’s broken defense in ovarian cancer patients. 🧵
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Sydney’s research is grounded in a vision that a pancreatic cancer diagnosis should not be a death sentence. But as a result of Trump’s attacks, this work will not be able to proceed without alternate sources of funding.
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With current treatments, 86.7% of patients with pancreatic cancer do not survive past five years. Sydney Campbell researches how to prevent and treat pancreatic cancer more effectively by studying how dietary fats accelerate pancreatic cancer development. 🧵
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We’re live at UCLA’s Rolfe Courtyard for the Science Fair for Canceled Research, where researchers are showing the impact of Trump’s $600M cuts that suspended 800+ projects. From Alzheimer’s to HIV, lifesaving science is on the line—follow along as we call to #FundScience
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Researchers at UCLA are losing vital funding after the federal government suspended $600 million in grants. UAW members are speaking out about how these cuts threaten critical research. Join us tomorrow @ UCLA to learn more and help ensure their work continues.
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