Right now, thousands of unionized researchers across New York are bargaining new contracts with our employers, including postdocs here at Einstein. In the face of attacks on research funding, international researchers, and healthcare, it is more vital now than ever for us to come together as unionized researchers to fight for contracts that protect international workers, increase job security, and allow us to focus on our work. On May 20th, researchers and our supporters will be rallying around the city as part of a day of action calling on our employers to work with us, not against us, by committing to fair contracts.
Researchers help deliver billions in grant funding and perform the groundbreaking research fundamental to our institutions’ missions. Unionized researchers, including Einstein postdocs, have used our collective power to successfully fight to defend and increase research funding, alongside research institutions. Despite that, after a year and a half of bargaining, Einstein has still refused to agree to basic protections and competetive benefits.
A strong contract is a tool we can use to make Einstein stronger and to defend higher education and science. Join us in front of the Price Center (1301 Morris Park Ave) at 12:30 PM on May 20th as we rally to call on Einstein to work with us and not against us by committing to a fair contract.