Results tagged “negotiations” from Hearings
The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee will hold a field hearing in Berkeley, Calif. exploring the challenges in first contract labor negotiations by examining the difficulty of reaching a first contract agreement in negotiations between the University of California and its post-doctoral scholars’ union.
In November 2008, after three years of organizing, the California Public Employment Relations Board certified the post-doctorial scholars union at the University of California. Despite this, the University of California system and the post-doctoral scholars, represented by the UAW, have been unable to reach a first contract.
In November 2008, after three years of organizing, the California Public Employment Relations Board certified the post-doctorial scholars union at the University of California. Despite this, the University of California system and the post-doctoral scholars, represented by the UAW, have been unable to reach a first contract.
Witnesses:
- Honorable John Burton » Former Member of the United States Congress and former President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate
- Dwaine Duckett » Vice President for Human Resources University of California
- Dr. John-Paul Ferguson » Assistant Professor Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- Bradley W. Kampas » Attorney Jackson Lewis LLP San Francisco CA
- Mr. Mike Miller » International Representative United Auto Workers
- Dr. Ludmila Tyler » Postdoctoral Researcher Plant and Microbial Biology Department University of California at Berkeley
Due to the off-site location of this hearing, there was no webcast or videos. There is an .mp3 of the hearing. (236 MB and 2hr 08min)
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