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Coalition of Research Employees-UAW (CORE-UAW)

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We are postdoctoral and graduate student workers at the University of Massachusetts Chan, forming a union as part of UAW to strengthen our collective voice as researchers both locally and nationally. umasschanresearchersunion.org

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Hear from Theresa Romalho, Postdoctoral Associate in Molecular Cell & Cancer Biology, about why winning a strong contract matters.

05.11.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cast your vote tomorrow to make your voice heard! You can find polling locations here: www1.worcesterma.gov/applications..., and a list of candidates on the Worcester ballot here: www.worcesterma.gov/elections/do...

04.11.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, grad workers met with the UMass Chan administration for our second bargaining session. Below, you can find a summary of what happened in each session.

To read more, you can find updates and our proposal tracker on our website.

30.10.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, postdocs met with the UMass Chan administration for our second bargaining session. Below, you can find a summary of what happened in each session.

To read more, you can find updates and our proposal tracker on our website.

29.10.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hear from Alejandro Felix-Mejia, Grad Student in RNA Therapeutics, about why fighting cuts to federal research funding matters. #killthecuts

25.10.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Friday, Oct. 3rd, members of CORE-UAW and the greater UMass Chan community met with @repmcgovern.bsky.social, @senrobynkennedy.bsky.social, and State Rep. O’Day to share how science funding cuts have impacted our campus. This is a moment to protect our rights and the future of science in the US.

22.10.2025 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Contract β€” SHARE Union at UMass Chan Medical School

Our union siblings in SHARE, representing over 400 employees at UMass Chan, ratified their contract on Friday, Oct. 17th! You can read more on their website here: www.shareumms.org/contract

22.10.2025 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hear from Brittany Rosener, Postdoctoral Associate in Systems Biology, about why fighting cuts to federal research funding matters. #killthecuts

17.10.2025 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hear from David Cooper, Grad Student in RNA Therapeutics, about why fighting cuts to federal research funding matters. #killthecuts

16.10.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Labor impasse at UMass Chan Medical School: Lawmakers raise alarm Contract negotiations have been ongoing since June.

We stand with our colleagues in CIR-SEIU in their fight for a fair contract! Residents & interns deserve a living wage and strong health benefits to continue doing the work that makes UMass Chan run.
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15.10.2025 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday, we were excited to meet with Congresswoman Katherine Clark to share stories of how cuts to federal funding and attacks on international workers are impacting our jobs and the research we do at UMass Chan. Thank you for your support, @whipkclark.bsky.social !

11.10.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday, the postdoc and grad student bargaining committees met with the UMass Chan administration for our first bargaining session! Here's a summary of what happened in each session.

To read more, you can find updates and our proposal tracker on our website.

09.10.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you to everyone who showed up in support of science funding yesterday in CORE-UAW’s Fund Our Future town hall with @repmcgovern.bsky.social! In this event, we heard from grads, postdocs, PIs, and university leadership about how Trump’s funding cuts have affected the important research we do.

04.10.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This afternoon, UMass Chan postdocs and graduate workers filed to form our union with the Massachusetts Department of Labor with more than 70% support!

20.03.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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We are excited to announce that a majority of postdoctoral and graduate researchers have signed authorization cards in support of forming our union, Coalition of Research Employees-UAW!

23.02.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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