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Full-time Gould RTPC faculty release statement opposing inclusion in non-tenure faculty unionizing effort
Potential union members will receive their ballots on Friday for a mail-in election.
RTPC faculty sign letter in favor of union election
The letter published Tuesday was signed by 132 faculty members across schools.
Non-tenure track faculty can vote by mail until May 15
Elections for the proposed faculty union will begin on April 24 via mail-in ballots.
Faculty organizers prepare for April union vote
The election will culminate a roughly year-long effort to unionize non-tenure faculty.
Regional National Labor Relations Board allows vote on non-tenure track faculty union
Elections to decide whether to form a union are scheduled for the week of April 13 or April 20.
Keck Medicine nurses begin week-long strike
Members of the union said their unanswered requests led to the choice to strike.
Researchers warn cuts, DEI restrictions are stalling science
Speakers at a town hall Monday described terminated grants, lab shutdowns and deleting diversity-related language in research.
Keck nurses strike, demand more staffing
The day-long strike also saw nurses requesting better pay and consistent meal breaks.
Postdocs union rejects University’s ‘final’ offer
The union’s Instagram post requested that USC return to the table and select a third-party mediator to aid in futher negotiations.
Four faculty, student groups rally in mutual support
Faculty, postdoctoral scholars and graduate student workers gathered at Tommy Trojan to demand progress on union efforts.
Postdocs rally before convocation to ‘gain visibility’
The University said it will continue negotiating in “good faith” for the union’s first contract.
Postdocs frustrated with pace of bargaining
Postdoctoral scholars’ union is planning a rally aligned with the fall convocation.