Marjorie Levinstein
@drmarjoriel.bsky.social
Neuroscientist, Postdoc at NIDA. Outside of lab I crochet, garden on my roof, and explore. Passionate about labor organizing. Views are my own.
Financial Secretary - NIH Fellows United/UAW 2750
Go Cubs!
Financial Secretary - NIH Fellows United/UAW 2750
Go Cubs!
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Join us in Congratulating the 2025 ACNP Travel Award Class! 🙌🎉
August 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Join us in Congratulating the 2025 ACNP Travel Award Class! 🙌🎉
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Trump’s proposed cuts to NIH funding jeopardize medical research that benefits millions of working people. On April 8, UAW members across the country are taking action to demand our reps #KillTheCuts and save lifesaving research, healthcare, & education. killthecuts.org
March 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Trump’s proposed cuts to NIH funding jeopardize medical research that benefits millions of working people. On April 8, UAW members across the country are taking action to demand our reps #KillTheCuts and save lifesaving research, healthcare, & education. killthecuts.org
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🚨 UAW members’ lifesaving research is under attack! Billions in NIH cuts threaten cancer, heart disease, & Alzheimer’s research. Call now & demand Congress stop these cuts! ☎️ 1-888-329-5096 (Senate) | 1-866-287-6350 (House)
March 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🚨 UAW members’ lifesaving research is under attack! Billions in NIH cuts threaten cancer, heart disease, & Alzheimer’s research. Call now & demand Congress stop these cuts! ☎️ 1-888-329-5096 (Senate) | 1-866-287-6350 (House)
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Join us on the 19th at the Department of Health and Human Services in DC! RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
February 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Join us on the 19th at the Department of Health and Human Services in DC! RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Yesterday, UAW 2750 members stood alongside our union siblings at the Capitol to speak out and stand up for the important services that us hardworking federal workers provide! #SaveOurServices
February 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Yesterday, UAW 2750 members stood alongside our union siblings at the Capitol to speak out and stand up for the important services that us hardworking federal workers provide! #SaveOurServices
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📢FUND DON’T FREEZE!📢
Join researchers and academics in DC on February 19th at 12 PM to stand up for research, education, and jobs! Federal attacks on science and academia put all of our futures at risk - let’s show them we won’t back down!
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Join researchers and academics in DC on February 19th at 12 PM to stand up for research, education, and jobs! Federal attacks on science and academia put all of our futures at risk - let’s show them we won’t back down!
RSVP Here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
February 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
📢FUND DON’T FREEZE!📢
Join researchers and academics in DC on February 19th at 12 PM to stand up for research, education, and jobs! Federal attacks on science and academia put all of our futures at risk - let’s show them we won’t back down!
RSVP Here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join researchers and academics in DC on February 19th at 12 PM to stand up for research, education, and jobs! Federal attacks on science and academia put all of our futures at risk - let’s show them we won’t back down!
RSVP Here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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How can we respond to the onslaught of attacks on higher ed? Feb 13 at 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT: workers & allies from around the US will come together in a national strategy call. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @uaw.org @aftunion.bsky.social @cwaunion.bsky.social @aaup.bsky.social
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Fund Don't Freeze: National Higher Education Strategy Call. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join higher education workers from around the country on 2/13 at 8 PM Eastern / 7 PM Central / 6 PM Mountain / 5 PM Pacific for a national strategy call on the federal attack on higher education and h...
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February 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
How can we respond to the onslaught of attacks on higher ed? Feb 13 at 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT: workers & allies from around the US will come together in a national strategy call. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @uaw.org @aftunion.bsky.social @cwaunion.bsky.social @aaup.bsky.social
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“We cannot do our research effectively, and this is putting into question delaying research on cancer and diabetes, on drug addiction, on heart disease. And this is going to delay medical breakthroughs that the American people deserve.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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‘This will delay medical breakthroughs’: US scientists demand to bargain over Trump orders
NIH fellows say policy changes including funding freeze would ‘severely limit’ researchers’ ability to do their work
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“We cannot do our research effectively, and this is putting into question delaying research on cancer and diabetes, on drug addiction, on heart disease. And this is going to delay medical breakthroughs that the American people deserve.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"The UAW calls on the Trump Administration and Congress to lift these draconian restrictions immediately to ensure that scientific research in the United States, including the crucial work done by UAW members, can continue without interruption."
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UAW Statement on NIH Freezes - UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
Just days after the first contract took effect covering 5,000 members of UAW 2750 at the National Institutes of Health, the Trump Administration has imposed an unprecedented set of restrictions on the...
uaw.org
January 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"The UAW calls on the Trump Administration and Congress to lift these draconian restrictions immediately to ensure that scientific research in the United States, including the crucial work done by UAW members, can continue without interruption."
uaw.org/uaw-statemen...
uaw.org/uaw-statemen...
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Silencing NIH scientists, delaying funding, freezing hiring, and cancelling DEI programs won’t make America stronger. It only weakens us. Speak out. Contact your representatives. Science and equity need our voices. #ProtectScience #StandUp
Trump has ordered the National Institutes of Health to cancel their review panels on cancer research.
“The impact of [Trump’s] collective executive orders appears devastating,” one senior NIH employee says.
“The impact of [Trump’s] collective executive orders appears devastating,” one senior NIH employee says.
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
www.science.org
January 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Silencing NIH scientists, delaying funding, freezing hiring, and cancelling DEI programs won’t make America stronger. It only weakens us. Speak out. Contact your representatives. Science and equity need our voices. #ProtectScience #StandUp
Happy (almost) birthday to me! Our new review on the polypharmacology of ketamine is out in the American Journal of Psychiatry! Here we argue that it is ketamine's interactions with both mu opioid and NMDA receptors that drives its antidepressant effects.
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January 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Happy (almost) birthday to me! Our new review on the polypharmacology of ketamine is out in the American Journal of Psychiatry! Here we argue that it is ketamine's interactions with both mu opioid and NMDA receptors that drives its antidepressant effects.
psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
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After more than 3 years of rallying and union organizing, early-career researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health saw a new contract go into effect last week. scim.ag/3CasOlt
NIH postdocs, graduate students win union contract
Historic deal will boost researcher pay—if Congress provides funding
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January 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
After more than 3 years of rallying and union organizing, early-career researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health saw a new contract go into effect last week. scim.ag/3CasOlt
So incredibly proud of this movement!
A majority of all Fellows across NIH overwhelmingly voted to secure rights to fair and equitable working conditions in their first ever union contract! And this is just the beginning…
December 19, 2024 at 6:46 PM
So incredibly proud of this movement!
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Tentative Agreement Reached!
After 8 mnths of bargaining, we’ve secured a 3yr contract with groundbreaking protections for NIH Fellows, including:
✅ Pay increases & benefits
✅ 50% increased paid leave
✅ Harassment & discrimination protections
✅ Improved visa-related processes
Details in ur email!
After 8 mnths of bargaining, we’ve secured a 3yr contract with groundbreaking protections for NIH Fellows, including:
✅ Pay increases & benefits
✅ 50% increased paid leave
✅ Harassment & discrimination protections
✅ Improved visa-related processes
Details in ur email!
December 11, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Tentative Agreement Reached!
After 8 mnths of bargaining, we’ve secured a 3yr contract with groundbreaking protections for NIH Fellows, including:
✅ Pay increases & benefits
✅ 50% increased paid leave
✅ Harassment & discrimination protections
✅ Improved visa-related processes
Details in ur email!
After 8 mnths of bargaining, we’ve secured a 3yr contract with groundbreaking protections for NIH Fellows, including:
✅ Pay increases & benefits
✅ 50% increased paid leave
✅ Harassment & discrimination protections
✅ Improved visa-related processes
Details in ur email!
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Over 1,000 NIH Fellows stand united in delivering this message: our working conditions shape the future of science. #FairContractNow #NIHWorksBecauseWeDo
November 20, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Over 1,000 NIH Fellows stand united in delivering this message: our working conditions shape the future of science. #FairContractNow #NIHWorksBecauseWeDo