Weill Cornell Medicine Postdocs United-UAW
@WCMPostdocUnion
We are Weill Cornell Medicine Postdocs (WCMPU-UAW) and we are forming a union in order to improve our research and employment experience at Weill Cornell.
“Postdoctoral Associate in Medicine Saravanan Ganesan shares his thoughts about WCM’s proposal on layoffs.”
“We moved across the world to do life-saving research. We deserve stability, not uncertainty. We will strike if necessary for protection and a fair contract” medium.com/@alt_spliced/i…
“Financial threats aren’t an excuse to abandon your workforce.” Postdocs deserve a fair contract. Drop Force Majeure. #WCMPostdocs#postdocdeservebetter#faircontractnow
International researchers need protection more right now than ever. Go @hopkinspro_uaw!
“I was first to vote at Ames Hall this morning, 9am sharp! Here’s to stronger protections for international workers.” Polls are opening back up at 3pm-7pm at both Turner Auditorium at East Baltimore and Ames Hall, Room #402 at Homewood. Let’s do this!
While excelling in our fields, we’re forced to navigate one of the most expensive cities in the country without the basic support other postdocs in NYC already have. Postdocs deserve childcare support and a stable contract. Chelsea Crooks, Postdoctoral Associate in Pediatrics.
“Uncertainty in government funding affects us all. That’s why we’re committed to fighting for a contract that strengthens our workplace rights and ensures greater stability and security for everyone.” Claire Otero a postdoc associate in the Pediatric Department at WCM.
Update from May 6th bargaining session. Join us for our next in person bargaining session on May 12th from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. More details in the link in bio. #faircontractnow ✊
Update from April 22nd bargaining session. Please join us tomorrow for our next bargaining session tomorrow on May 6th from 12:00 to 4:00 PM. Details in bio. #faircontractnow✊
WCM Postdocs Vote! #enoughisenough#faircontractnow✊
Strike Authorization Vote is open!!! One year and not fair contract!!! Enough is enough!!
Cuts to federal research funding are already slowing down progress on life-saving cures - that’s why we rallied with fellow researchers and allies from across NYC today to fight back. Check out killthecuts.org to learn more.
“We’ll be rallying on April 8 to defend the federal funding that makes research at @WeillCornell possible. Meanwhile, we’re preparing to authorize a strike because WCM wants the ability to fire international workers at will. We will not back down.”
By cutting funds to lifesaving research and medical care, the Trump administration is abandoning families who are suffering and costing taxpayers billions of dollars. These cuts are dangerous to our health and dangerous to our economy. On Tuesday, April 8th, 2025, workers…
Update from March 17th bargaining session. Please join us for the next bargaining session on March 31st from 12:00 to 4:00 PM. Details in bio.
Senior Researches @IcahnMountSinai are taking a stand with an upcoming Election Day to form a union and fight for a better working conditions. Go @rocsuaw ✊
We have election dates! We will have the opportunity to vote to form our union on April 9th and 10th, between 10am-2pm and 3pm-7pm each day, in the Levinson Student Center.
99% voted to unionize. 1 year later — still no fair contract. We’ve had enough! Strike Authorization Vote starts Monday, April 14, 2025.
At the end of our Rally for Equity, participants raised their hands in support a strike authorization vote if @WeillCornell does not make sufficient progress towards a fair agreement in our next bargaining session.
“Postdocs need comprehensive childcare supplements to help us make ends meet so that we can continue to make WCM one of the top research institutes in the country.” -@DrCaitWilliams
"The least @WeillCornell can do is to commit to not increasing rents arbitrarily every year and unreasonably add to the immense financial burden we’re all already under.“ -Krithika Karthigeyan
“We have uprooted our lives, left our families, and made significant personal sacrifices to pursue science at @WeillCornell… With attacks on immigrants increasing, the last thing we need is an additional layer of precarity placed on our shoulders.” -Cecilia Lira
