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  • Researchers Organizing Committee at Sinai-UAW Bargaining Survey

  • I support ROCS-UAW in bargaining collectively to reach a fair contract. This survey allows Instructors, Assistant Scientists, Associate Scientists, and Senior Scientists to provide information about our priorities to the elected bargaining committee. They will use the surveys to prepare a bargaining platform on which we will have the opportunity to vote. After democratic approval of our bargaining platform, the bargaining committee can confidently negotiate according to the priorities of senior researchers. I understand that no one pays dues or fees until after a contract has been democratically approved by senior researchers.

  • Please rate the importance of including each right/protection in a contract for all researchers.

     

    Job Expectations

  • Job Descriptions and Notification: Require timely notification of job-related information–including clear job descriptions with appointment terms; duties and transparent evaluation and promotion criteria; pay, benefits, and workplace rights
  • Job Security: Protect against unjust termination or last-minute withdrawal of funding/appointments
  • Paid Time-Off/Leave: Increase paid time off, vacation time, holidays, leave for family, medical, visa or other reasons; ensure useable roll-over of unused days
  • Workload: Ensure the right to address unreasonable workloads

  • Professional Development

  • Job Training and Orientation: Provide adequate job training and orientation for new hires
  • Career-Related Resources: Ensure adequate resources for career development and faculty advancement, including teaching, grant writing, protected time, etc

  • Working Environment

  • Disability Access: Increase disability access and services
  • Health and Safety: Ensure the right to address unsafe or unhealthy work environments
  • Space and Equipment: Ensure adequate space and materials necessary for assigned duties, including remote work
  • Remote Work: Ensure right to remote work and access to any necessary materials

  • Workplace Rights

  • Academic Rights: Establish clear publication and intellectual property rights, including ability to be listed as a primary author and protected against listing without consent
  • Grievance Procedure: Establish a procedure to enforce the contract that includes the ability to take grievances to a neutral arbitrator
  • Non-Discrimination, Harassment, and Abuse: Strengthen protections against all forms of discrimination, harassment, and abuse including power-based harassment and bullying, and restrictions on freedom of speech
  • International Researcher Rights: Strengthen rights and support for international researchers regarding immigration, appointment terms, visas and green cards, taxes, relocation, housing, and employment services

  • Wages and Benefits

    In order to facilitate the bargaining process effectively, it is important that we decide not only which of the following economic items should be our bargaining goals, but also which of them should be our highest priorities. 

    In each section, please assign each item a priority from high to low. Provide any comments, concerns, or examples in the space provided at the end of each section.

     

    Childcare and Dependent Coverage

  • Guarantee fully paid parental leave
  • Increase affordable access to child- and dependent-related care, including subsidies
  • Expand affordable and high-quality family insurance coverage
  • Priority Level

  • Wages and Employment

  • Ensure regular annual and experience-based pay increases that keep pace with inflation
  • Establish enforceable minimum salaries
  • Ensure timely payment of wages
  • Guarantee advance pay and/or timely reimbursement for work and training-related expenses
  • Priority Level

  • Health Benefits

  • Expand network coverage
  • Lower out-of-pocket costs
  • Improve referral system
  • Improve Sinai health services
  • Provide improved, paid dental insurance
  • Provide improved, paid vision coverage
  • Provide improved, paid mental health coverage
  • Priority Level

  • Other Benefits

  • Ensure access to affordable housing
  • Guarantee access to high-quality retirement benefits
  • Increase access to life insurance
  • Increase access to disability insurance
  • Establish access to Sinai educational benefits for all researchers and dependents
  • Protect and/or increase access to benefits and visas while on leave
  • Provide access to free tax and investment assistance
  • Provide transit subsidies
  • Increase access to community benefits like 92Y, museums and local institutions
  • Priority Level
  • Should be Empty: