[Physics-grads-open] Physics/Biophysics Bargaining Town Hall Meeting (Feb. 3, 2 pm PST)

[Ming-Feng Ho]

Bargaining Town Hall will happen in *50 mins* (zoom link below)! It will be
a good place to share your concerns and address your bargaining priority to
our union.

See you all soon!
Ming-Feng

Topic: Physics/Biophysics Bargaining Town Hall
Time: Feb 3, 2022 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://ucr.zoom.us/j/93528281918?pwd=RWVUV3J6b0pqai9LUTluWDhIeWxtQT09

Meeting ID: 935 2828 1918
Passcode: 1025

On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 8:42 AM Ming-Feng Ho <mingfeng.ho at email.ucr.edu>
wrote:

> Hi grad student physicists and astronomers!
>
> I'm Ming-Feng, a student researcher from the astronomy group. On Feb. 3
> (Thursday, 2 pm PST), we will have an important meeting in the
> Physics/Biophysics department.
>
> All Physics/Biophysics grads, postdocs, and Academic Researchers are
> invited to our meeting to discuss contract bargaining and housing demands.
> All academic unions at UC - TAs/Tutors/Readers, GSRs, Postdocs, and ARs -
> are now bargaining at the same time. That means we have the power to make
> MAJOR improvements to pay and working conditions.
>
> UC gave its Chancellors an average raise of 17.9% this year. It's time for
> UC to change its priorities - to focus on the academic workers that
> actually make the University run.
>
> One ambitious priority in bargaining will be to secure affordable, quality
> housing for all academic workers, and eliminate rent burden. Join the
> meeting to discuss this and other contract issues, and what we can do to
> win! We will also plan to turn out our department for the statewide housing
> action on Feb. 15.
>
> It’s essential that we have broad input and participation to win
> improvements in our department and across the UC – you can RSVP here:
>
> [RSVP Link!]
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9mVYic1BRXpDQvaN7rhwsJjWvaVITog_K_MRSNs5uMXcU1g/viewform>
>
> Solidarity,
>
> Ming-Feng Ho
> Physics and Astronomy, UCR
>
>
>
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