Bargaining Updates

Yesterday, our Bargaining Committee met for the sixth time with JHU admin. We were joined by ten observers, who were able to witness JHU admin reveal some disappointing proposals and counters. Most notably, admin proposed suspensions without pay at their sole...

Our Bargaining Committee celebrated May Day on Friday by having our fifth bargaining session with the JHU admin. The session was productive, with one Tentative Agreement (TA) signed on our Severability article. We passed two additional counters to the JHU admin (Job...

We confirmed yesterday with JHU admin that we will have our next three (3) bargaining sessions on the following dates: Friday, May 1st: 11:00am-2:00pm (location TBD) Monday, May 11th: 11:00am-2:00pm (location TBD) Wednesday, May 27th: 11:00am-2:00pm (location TBD)...

We promise this isn’t a (day late) April Fool’s prank! The only thing that is a joke is the idea that we shouldn’t have a real say in our working conditions. As postdocs at Hopkins, we’re trained to question assumptions, challenge weak evidence, and push for better...

On Friday, our elected bargaining committee met with the administration from Johns Hopkins for the fourth time. The session had a late start, but we had a clarifying discussion about previously passed articles. We learned more about the administration’s approach...

As Hopkins postdocs, we are among the most analytically capable people in any room we enter. We didn’t spend years honing our expertise to settle for less than we deserve. Now is our moment to change our conditions, together! Come to our union’s...

We are reaching out to provide an update about our contract negotiations. Less than 24h before our next session was set to begin, JHU administration canceled our bargaining session due to a scheduling conflict. While we are disappointed by the timing, we are prepared...

Our elected bargaining committee met yesterday for our third bargaining session with Johns Hopkins administration. We introduced our newly elected committee member, Saakshi Dulani, and the team from JHU administration introduced their new labor consultant for...

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 one (1) member accepted nomination to serve on the PRO-UAW Bargaining Committee. This means that the...

We hope you had a great weekend! In this week’s edition of our PRO-UAW newsletter, we remind you about two different ways we can come together to make Hopkins a better place to work for postdocs, and be sure you’re up to date on our contract bargaining.  1)...