Securing workplace rights for scientists in the age of Trump

Unions could be the best way to protect scientific jobs in uncertain times, says union president Anke Schennink.

In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, the scientific community is on edge. The future of federal science funding remains unclear, campus inclusivity is under threat, immigration policy is in disarray, and entire academic fields – such as climate change research – fear the worst.

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UC Postdocs in solidarity at UCSF on a day of bargaining.

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More US graduate students win right to unionize

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overturns existing ruling in 3-1 decision

Graduate students who work as teaching or research assistants at private universities won the right on Tuesday to join unions, overturning an opposing decision by the NLRB in 2004.

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