Coalition of Research Employees-UAW (CORE-UAW)
@coreuaw.bsky.social
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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Today, postdocs met with the UMass Chan administration for our fourth bargaining session. Below, you can find a summary of what happened in today’s session.
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Today, postdocs met with the UMass Chan administration for our fourth bargaining session. Below, you can find a summary of what happened in today’s session.
Hear from Natasha Buwa, Postdoctoral Associate in Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, about why winning a strong contract matters.
November 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Hear from Natasha Buwa, Postdoctoral Associate in Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, about why winning a strong contract matters.
Hear from Kylie Sumner, Graduate Student in the Department of Medicine, about why winning a strong contract matters.
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Hear from Kylie Sumner, Graduate Student in the Department of Medicine, about why winning a strong contract matters.
Hear from Debora Ferreira, Postdoctoral Associate in Genetic and Cellular Medicine, about why winning a strong contract matters.
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Hear from Debora Ferreira, Postdoctoral Associate in Genetic and Cellular Medicine, about why winning a strong contract matters.
Today, postdocs met with the UMass Chan administration for our third bargaining session. Below, you can find a summary of what happened in this session.
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Today, postdocs met with the UMass Chan administration for our third bargaining session. Below, you can find a summary of what happened in this session.
Hear from Faith Keller, Graduate Student in Systems Biology, about why winning a strong contract matters.
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Hear from Faith Keller, Graduate Student in Systems Biology, about why winning a strong contract matters.
Hear from Theresa Romalho, Postdoctoral Associate in Molecular Cell & Cancer Biology, about why winning a strong contract matters.
November 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Hear from Theresa Romalho, Postdoctoral Associate in Molecular Cell & Cancer Biology, about why winning a strong contract matters.
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...
November 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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...
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.
To read more, you can find updates and our proposal tracker on our website.
October 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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.
To read more, you can find updates and our proposal tracker on our website.
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.
To read more, you can find updates and our proposal tracker on our website.
October 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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.
To read more, you can find updates and our proposal tracker on our website.
Hear from Alejandro Felix-Mejia, Grad Student in RNA Therapeutics, about why fighting cuts to federal research funding matters. #killthecuts
October 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Hear from Alejandro Felix-Mejia, Grad Student in RNA Therapeutics, about why fighting cuts to federal research funding matters. #killthecuts
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.
October 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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.
Hear from Brittany Rosener, Postdoctoral Associate in Systems Biology, about why fighting cuts to federal research funding matters. #killthecuts
October 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Hear from Brittany Rosener, Postdoctoral Associate in Systems Biology, about why fighting cuts to federal research funding matters. #killthecuts
Hear from David Cooper, Grad Student in RNA Therapeutics, about why fighting cuts to federal research funding matters. #killthecuts
October 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Hear from David Cooper, Grad Student in RNA Therapeutics, about why fighting cuts to federal research funding matters. #killthecuts
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 !
October 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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 !
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.
To read more, you can find updates and our proposal tracker on our website.
October 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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.
To read more, you can find updates and our proposal tracker on our website.
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.
October 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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.
This afternoon, UMass Chan postdocs and graduate workers filed to form our union with the Massachusetts Department of Labor with more than 70% support!
March 20, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This afternoon, UMass Chan postdocs and graduate workers filed to form our union with the Massachusetts Department of Labor with more than 70% support!
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!
February 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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!