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Northwestern University Graduate Student Association
in Graduate Student Associations in the US
ScienceCareers.org | Lobbying Congress: A New Role for Postdocs?
in Grad Student and Postdoc Organizations
sciencecareers.org, 7 September 2001 - Robert Bartolo [bobdc2 at verizon.net ] In this opinion piece, Robert Bartolo * argues that improving the employment conditions of postdoctoral researchers requires more than institution-level action. Bartolo also argues that postdocs, and those working with them, have an important role in establishing national priorities for research and development. Possible action items for grassroots postdoc organizing at the national level might include: * Persuading Congress, NIH, NSF, and other funders to classify postdocs as employees instead of "nonemployees" or "trainees," in order to facilitate extension of full employee benefits. * Persuading Congress, NSF, NIH, and other funders to increase the minimum salaries for postdocs and work toward increasing the use of research scientist positions with complete compensation packages.....
Unionization of UC postdocs fails
in Grad Student and Postdoc Organizations
November, 2006.
The State of the Union
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Beryl Benderly, ScienceCareers. "Two years ago this month, the nations first postdoc union, University Health Professionals (UHP) at the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC) in Farmington, overwhelmingly ratified its first contract. The pact provided higher pay, improved benefits, and a robust grievance procedure. Supporters of postdoc unions hoped it would launch a national movement. Detractors, meanwhile, feared it would damage postdocs relations with their advisers and their career prospects."
Leading the Charge: Institutional Postdoctoral Policies
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Laure Haak, sciencecareers.org, 16 August 2002. An interesting study showing better conditions for postdocs at institutions with a postdoc office / association than at those without.
A Union Contract Aimed at Preserving the Postdoc Experience
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Science's Next Wave, April, 2004. Postdocs at the University of Connecticut get a union-negotiated contract. It sounds a lot like the kinds of things postdoc associations have been pushing for for years with mixed success: minimum stipends, good benefits, excellent vacation, formal reviews, a well defined grievance procedure.
Conflicting Claims on NYU Strike
in Grad Student and Postdoc Organizations
Dec 12, 2005. "New York University told striking graduate assistants that they would lose their stipends for the spring if they did not return to class last Wednesday. With the day of reckoning having passed, some graduate assistants have ended their strike, while others maintain that they will stop at nothing short of union recognition."
Opinions on TA unionization at NYU
in Grad Student and Postdoc Organizations
Comments from NYU students and faculty about unionization. Very interesting stuff.
Duke University Postdoctoral Association (DUPA)
in Postdoctoral Associations
DUPA has created a new website. Please update your bookmarks and links to www.dukepostdocs.org!
Day 10 on the Picket Line
in Grad Student and Postdoc Organizations
"Striking New York University graduate students trickled toward the picket line at 8 a.m. Monday, continuing the strike prompted by the universitys decision to end recognition of the graduate student union this summer. There has been no official contact between university and union officials, but strike supporters say their resolve is as strong as ever. Today will be their 10th day on strike."
Thanks for the Great Postdoc Bargain
in Grad Student and Postdoc Organizations
Harvard labor economist Richard Freeman on the contributions of postdocs.
NPA - Postdoctoral Association Tool Kit
in Postdoctoral Associations
Information on how to establish and run a successful postdoctoral association (PDA). This comprehensive guide covers a number of topics including: formation of a PDA, budgeting and obtaining funds, ensuring continuity of leadership, recruitment, the postdoc handbook, time management and networking.
University of Florida Student Government
in Graduate Student Associations in the US
Student Government at the University of Florida is committed to tirelessly advocating on behalf of the student body, enhancing the entire student experience and promoting the image of the university and its students by upholding ourselves to the highest standards, leading with integrity and selflessly serving the university and beyond.
The PhD Project doctoral student associations
in Graduate Student Associations in the US
Gladstone Institutes Postdoctoral Fellows Training Program
in Postdoctoral Associations
University of Cincinnati GSGA
in Graduate Student Associations in the US
The Graduate Student Association of the University of Cincinnati
UCLA Society for Postdoctoral Scholars
in Postdoctoral Associations
UCLA Society for Postdoctoral Scholars
Purdue Graduate Student Government
in Graduate Student Associations in the US
The Purdue Graduate Student Government (PGSG) is the graduate student organization at Purdue. It is in the process of becoming the official graduate student governing body at Purdue. For further information, please contact Patricia Abad abad@vet.purdue.edu Thank you for your consideration.
Wake Forest University Graduate Student Association
in Graduate Student Associations in the US
The Official web site of the GSA of Wake Forest Universtiy Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
The National Postdoctoral Association
in Postdoctoral Associations
The NPA is an organization of postdoctoral scientists established to provide a voice for postdocs and to tackle the complicated problems facing postdocs.
Eggheads Unite
in Grad Student and Postdoc Organizations
By Daniel Duane, New York Times Magazine , May 4, 2003. " Is a teaching assistant an apprentice scholar or an exploited worker? That question is at the center of a heated battle between graduate students and administrators over unionizing. "
Getting organized - Naturejobs
in Grad Student and Postdoc Organizations
Postdoctoral associations on both sides of the Atlantic are mobilizing together to tackle problems...
Eurodoc
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The council for postgraduate Students and junior researchers in Europe
Unionized Yale graduate students vote to strike
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CNN, Feb 20, 2003. " A group of Yale University graduate students voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to authorize its leaders to call a strike if school officials refuse to recognize their union. "
Group seeks less tax on grad student stipends
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November 19, 2002. " A national organization of graduate students is hoping to get a bill passed early next year that would greatly reduce the taxability of graduate stipends, easing financial pressure on a group that often struggles to satisfy educational and living expenses with meager stipends. "
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