CORE-UAW Holds Town Hall on Funding Cuts with Rep. Jim McGovern

Hundreds of UMass Chan researchers showed up to CORE-UAW’s standing room only town hall last Friday, featuring Congressman Jim McGovern, State Representative Jim O’Day, and State Senator Robyn Kennedy.

With the research community under attack, it is important now more than ever for scientists to make their voices heard. After hearing from postdocs, graduate students, faculty, and university leadership about how Trump’s funding cuts have affected the important research happening at UMass, audience members had the chance to speak with elected representatives directly during this crucial time in politics and science.

Following the town hall, the postdoc and grad student bargaining committees met with the UMass Chan administration for their first bargaining session on Wednesday. In the session, members shared bargaining goals, passed three proposals, and made the union’s position clear that the university has an obligation to maintain status quo raises for grad students and postdocs. Follow CORE-UAW on Instagram for the latest updates.