WE HAVE A CONTRACT!
After nine days of striking, the University administration has agreed to terms that make substantial improvements for Research Scientists/Engineers A-4 and Postdocs.
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE
- 29.5% increase to minimum pay over the life of the three year contract
- Across the board increases for everyone to keep up with costs of living and make up ground for lost wage increases (no less than 12.5% for people above the minimums)
- More transparent and enforceable career development provisions
- Unprecedented pathways for RSEs to become Principal Investigators
- Access to bridge funding in the case that grant funding drops
- Stronger protections against arbitrary layoffs, the right to performance reviews
- Strengthened the right to work remotely
- Contract becomes effective upon ratification (July) and expires June 2026