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Student Researchers United-UAW

Student Researchers United-UAW (SRU-UAW) was a union organizing drive of student researchers at the University of California (UC). It was part of the United Auto Workers. The campaign was composed of more than 17,000 people who work across 10 UC campuses and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. They were the largest 2021 addition to the UAW, accounting for 0.1% of union members in the US, and, according to organizers, were "the largest academic student employee union in US history." The campaign joined UAW Local 2865 in 2023 and ceased to be an independent entity.

History
Beginnings Research assistants were not considered employees in California until the passage of state legislation from Nancy Skinner, SB 201, in 2017. The UC opposed this legislation. Planning for the union began in early 2020. A group of 49 state legislators led by Buffy Wicks sent a similar letter on November 18, 2021. The University of California recognized the union in December 2021. The strike began on November 14 and ended December 23 with 69% of SRU-UAW voting to ratify their first contract. 2023 The joint council (comprising executive board members of UAW Locals 2865 and 5810) voted for SRU-UAW to adjoin UAW Local 2865, forming one local with a single bargaining unit for all graduate student workers, a group that includes teaching assistants, tutors, readers, graduate student researchers, trainees, and fellows. == References ==
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