Bargaining Updates

We’re reaching out to let you know that our 18th bargaining session with the JHU admin that was scheduled to take place tomorrow, October 28th at 9:00am, has been postponed to next Tuesday, November 3rd due to illnesses impacting both bargaining teams. Our 18th...

We hope you had a great weekend! Our union, PRO-UAW, has two big events coming up this week. Read below to learn more and confirm if you’re able to make them! Discuss compensation, benefits, and more at our Economics General Meeting this Tuesday: Ready to talk money?...

Topline Summary: On Wednesday, our elected Bargaining Committee met with the JHU admin for the 17th time, and we were joined by two postdoc observers. If you’re interested in being an observer at future bargaining sessions to watch the process and hear the admin’s...

Topline Summary: On Friday, October 9th, our elected Bargaining Committee met with the JHU administration for the 16th time. While both sides did pass counters, no new tentative agreements were reached, and one word can simply sum up the JHU admin’s position towards...

Next Friday, September 25th, join us at Peabody Heights Brewery and meet fellow postdocs at our union’s happy hour and social! The members of our elected Bargaining Committee have been working hard to improve working conditions for all postdocs at JHU by strengthening...

We hope you had a fun Labor Day weekend! Here is your chance to exercise your power in the labor movement. Will you stand with us now and raise the floor for workers everywhere in the US?  Before anything else: our colleagues at NIH need us. Under a recent interagency...

Topline Summary: Our elected Bargaining Committee met with the JHU admin on Monday for the 14th time. We introduced our other new Committee member, Andrew Chelius, and were joined by eight postdoc observers. This session focused entirely on the role of the Office of...

Next Monday, our elected Bargaining Committee will meet with the JHU administration and officials from JHU’s Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) to negotiate policies around OIE’s involvement in claims of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. From having...

Topline Summary: On Wednesday, our elected Bargaining Committee met with the JHU admin for the 13th time.We introduced one of our two new Committee members, Austin Ramsey, and were joined by three postdocs as observers. We presented the JHU admin with four...

The nomination period for the Johns Hopkins Postdoctoral Researchers Organized-UAW Bargaining Committee is closed as of today. We are pleased to announce that exactly two (2) members accepted nomination to serve on the PRO-UAW Bargaining Committee. This means that the...