Ready to vote YES on ULP Strike Authorization this Thursday ✊

Vote YES on ULP strike authorization February 5-13!

In 2025, Trump announced massive cuts to federal science funding. UAW members spent 2025 fighting to kill those cuts. Last week, Congress REJECTED nearly all of Trump's cuts to NASA, NSF, and DOE. It also rejected his cuts to vital indirect cost rates. t.co/NlvKNsyRsi

UC depends on the work of both TAs and GSRs, but allows massive pay gaps that push researchers into precarity. ASEs are fighting for fair pay and salary parity that reflects the value of all our labor.

Trump and his administration are spending billions on a regime change operation that 70% of Americans oppose. UAW 4811 members oppose this betrayal of the public interest and call on our members of Congress to do the same. www.uaw4811.org/updates/uaw-...

UAW 4811 Statement on Trump’s Attack on Venezuela — UAW 4811

The Trump administration’s bombing of Caracas and its abduction of Venezuela’s head of state are indefensible acts that will benefit only the billionaire class and expand their xenophobic, anti-immigr...

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No worker should have to choose between seeing a sick parent and keeping their job. That’s why ASEs like Nikki are demanding real legal protections, visa support, and institutional backing at the bargaining table.

"We as workers have to continue escalating and continue pushing the university to get them to seriously engage with these demands…[w]e’re able to set an example for higher education on how universities should respond in the current moment.” www.thenation.com/article/soci...

As Universities Fold to Trump, This Union Is Still Fighting for International Students

While the University of California has often followed Trump's demands, union organizers have made protecting immigrants a top priority during contract negotiations.

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📣TOMORROW @ 4PM 📣 UC Academic Student Employees and UAW-represented research and advising staff are rallying at every campus to demand a fair contract. Join us – our rights and our future are on the line.

Victory! In September UAW 4811 workers sued trump for illegally cutting research grants at ucla. Today, a federal judge ordered Trump to halt the cuts.

Kent Wong, the director of the UCLA Labor Center, passed away yesterday afternoon. Kent leaves a legacy of passion and dedication to social and economic justice that will continue for generations to come. May he rest in power.

Trump is attempting to destroy higher ed, but at the start of this academic year, UAW 4811 members are united, organized, and ready to keep building a UC that works for all of us. Sign a card and start organizing today.

Congratulations to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis – all UC professors – on winning the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics!

Two weeks ago, UAW 4811 members came together to show the public what’s at stake as Trump attacks public research. Funding for much of that research has been temporarily restored, but it’s vital to keep pushing. Join the fight at killthecuts.org

UAW 4811 Statement on Disclosure of Names to Trump Administration

We’re live at UCLA’s Rolfe Courtyard for the Science Fair for Canceled Research, where researchers are showing the impact of Trump’s $600M cuts that suspended 800+ projects. From Alzheimer’s to HIV, lifesaving science is on the line—follow along as we call to #FundScience.

Happening TODAY! www.eventbrite.com/e/science-fa...

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Cuts to NIH/DOE/NSF halt cancer trials, Alzheimer’s studies, and real treatments for real people. Join us at the UCLA science fair for canceled research to see what’s at stake. RSVP at bit.ly/canceled-res...

Cuts to NIH/DOE/NSF halt cancer trials, Alzheimer’s studies, and real treatments for real people. Join us at the UCLA science fair for canceled research to see what’s at stake. RSVP at bit.ly/canceled-res...

For anniversary post caption/twitter thread: 25 years ago today, UC grad workers won recognition for the first-ever student worker union at UC—overcoming decades of admin opposition.

Here’s why Kaia, a UCLA ASE, joined the CAT. The fight for a fair contract takes all of us–join the Contract Action Team today.

This week, academic workers across UC have been packing town halls with our representatives to stop Trump’s devastating cuts to higher ed + research. (1/4) 🧵

Yesterday, ASEs had our 4th bargaining session. Here's what happened:

📢Bargaining Update 📢 Yesterday, ASEs held our third bargaining session for a new union contract. Here's what happened:

Trump’s move to cancel research grants at UCLA is an attack on California—on our universities, our research, and the future of our students. UAW 4811 is ready to fight back and defend academic freedom, public research, and higher education in our state. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...

Trump Administration Is Freezing Over $300 Million for U.C.L.A.

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Last week, UAW 4811 members attended @uawregion6 summer school at CSULA. Hear from members about what they learned!

Such an honor to speak at @uawregion6.bsky.social’s summer school conference last week! They are an amazing group of passionate unionists. One of the most memorable moments in my time as UAW Archivist. Thank you Director Miller and the conference planners.

International researchers and instructors are essential to UC—but too often, we're denied stability and respect. We're organizing for visa fee reimbursements, job security, and real support. Sign up or get involved today!

UC management has agreed to reimburse for postdocs for more types of childcare. This is a win for working parents and a more accessible university.

Yesterday, ASEs started bargaining for a new union contract. Here's what happened:

Congratulations to @uawregion9a.bsky.social -endorsed candidate for NYC Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ! We’re proud to see a pro-union candidate who’s always stood on the side of our UAW siblings and the working people of NYC win the primary.

Academic Student Employees (ASEs) are set to begin bargaining in less than one month! ASE union contract bargaining dates are now set through August, with the first session taking place in-person in Berkeley on July 8th. Visit uaw4811.org/ase-bargaining for more information.