Bargaining Updates
Bargaining Update #8: Good discussions and improved mutual understanding.
Yesterday, our elected Bargaining Committee met with the JHU admin for the eighth time, and we had a very productive session. We were joined by four observers, who saw the JHU admin pass us six counterproposals, and we passed them three counters. We encourage any...
Join us at our Next General Bargaining Unit Meeting!
With all the non-economic articles introduced and on the table in front of the JHU admin, we need to continue to demonstrate that we’re all working together to win improvements to our conditions and make JHU a more equitable and transparent place to work for all of...
Bargaining Update: Presenting the last non-economic proposals with a majority of support!
Our elected Bargaining Committee had our seventh bargaining session with the JHU admin yesterday, and we passed the remainder of our non-economic proposals. We were joined by eight observers, and we encourage any interested postdocs to RSVP to be an observer at future...
Bargaining Update: Articles introduced, but admin proposes some unreasonable counters.
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...
Bargaining Update: Engaging admin in a productive session
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...
Next Bargaining Sessions Booked!
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)...
No Fooling! You DO have a SAY in improving your working conditions!
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...
Bargaining Update: Observer policy verbalized and more admin push-back
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...
Join us at our first General Bargaining Unit Meeting on April 14th!
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...
Bargaining Update: Session #4 Moved to next Friday, March 27th
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...