At its peak, the United Auto Workers union had 1.5 million members. Today, the 'A' in UAW might as well include academia, as roughly 100,000 of the union's 383,000 members work in higher education.
At its peak, the United Auto Workers union had 1.5 million members. Today, the"A" in UAW might as well include academia, as roughly 100,000 of the union's 383,000 members work in higher education.Union academic workers and supporters march and picket at the UCLA campus amid a statewide strike by nearly 48,000 University of California unionized workers on Nov. 15, 2022, in Los Angeles.
These days, the"A" in UAW might as well include academia, as roughly 100,000 of the union's 383,000 members work in higher education. They include graduate students who work as teaching and research assistants, clerical and technical workers, adjunct professors and postdocs."We are counting on our siblings in the auto industry to come join us on the picket line," says Joseph, who sits on the bargaining committee as Mount Sinai postdocs are inking their first contract.
And even as the UAW's latest strike actions against the Big 3 automakers are grabbing headlines, the union has been busy organizing from coast to coast. Graduate students at the University of Maine voted to unionize with the UAW earlier this month. Their counterparts at the University of Alaska are in the midst of their union vote.
"It's very impactful to know ... that my labor and me being a member is contributing to workers being able to exercise their rights," she says.The autoworkers aren't the only UAW members on strike at the moment.
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