UC postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers have reached a tentative labor deal that union officials said includes higher wages, but they won't yet return to work in solidarity with some 36,000 graduate student workers who remain on strike.
"We are proud to have reached agreements that address the soaring cost of living, and reflect the value of our contributions at UC," Neal Sweeney, president of UAW Local 5810, said in a statement.
About 48,000 unionized academic workers across UC's 10 campuses — who perform much of the teaching and research at the higher education system — walked off the job Nov. 14, calling for better pay and benefits. Roughly 12,000 of those workers are postdoctoral employees and academic researchers.
Details of the ratification process will be announced soon. Once ratified, the new contracts will be effective through Sept. 30, 2027, according to the UC.— a 20-23% salary increase by October 2023; while over the course of five years, the lowest paid postdoctoral worker would receive a 57% salary increase;
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