{"id":5347,"date":"2021-05-14T18:05:13","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T22:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/?p=5347"},"modified":"2021-05-15T13:21:32","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T17:21:32","slug":"rsvp-membership-meeting-next-monday-5-17-and-other-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/rsvp-membership-meeting-next-monday-5-17-and-other-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"[RSVP] Membership Meeting next Monday (5\/17) and other updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BANNER-UPDATED.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BANNER-UPDATED.png 1200w, https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BANNER-UPDATED-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BANNER-UPDATED-768x128.png 768w, https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BANNER-UPDATED-1024x171.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out some recent updates on our Union (see below for more details):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reminder: Membership Meeting this Monday &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cheat-Sheet-of-Roberts-Rules-of-Order.pdf\">(see our cheat sheet for discussion and votes!)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Including a discussion of \u201cone-member-one-vote\u201d &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1WYJ-XE6_oyBG-cSPzL-u9cMDBttp3G_rXoVHgXIWYm4\/edit?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">some resolutions from other UAW Academic Locals here.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join our new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/BdMzRa7RA8sXMZui6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union Slack<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upcoming: UAW Region 9A webinar on anti-Asian\/AAPI racism &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/events\/uaw-aapi-experience\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Details here.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support Rutgers Postdocs in their negotiations for a new contract &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/petitions\/show-your-support-for-rutgers-postdocs\/?fbclid=IwAR1cEeN0ftFlBTrBSiFAJ-kYtBV9rcfUIWb2sjzFv9Ht9trMSQEG5LV5zNE\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign the petition!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>May membership meeting<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our May membership meeting will be next <\/span><b>Monday, May 17th at 6:30pm<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZ0tfumoqzovE9aCyjKbmn-v1jPHIxRHb8V8\"><b>RSVP here to attend our membership meeting<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/events\/membership-meeting-9\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to read about proposed discussion points for this meeting and feel free to reach out to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:columbiapostdocunion@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">columbiapostdocunion@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with any questions, or if there are topics you would like to discuss at future membership meetings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Upcoming UAW \u201cOne-member-one-vote\u201d referendum<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will discuss the upcoming referendum on whether the UAW will transition from a delegate system for union-wide elections to a<\/span><b> \u201cone-member-one-vote\u201d system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in which each member votes on our national leadership directly. All members of our union will be able to participate in this referendum, likely over the Fall. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1WYJ-XE6_oyBG-cSPzL-u9cMDBttp3G_rXoVHgXIWYm4\/edit?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to read some resolutions passed by other UAW Academic Locals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Join our Slack<\/span>!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are using Slack as an additional space for discussion and engagement in our union. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/BdMzRa7RA8sXMZui6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click here to sign up<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you would like to join the Union slack!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Upcoming UAW Region 9A webinar on AAPI racism<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, for Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, the UAW Education and Events Subcommittee of the Civil and Human Rights Council of our Region (9A) is organizing an online Forum to discuss the history of anti-Asian racism in the US, as well as the current experience of our members.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please, join our UAW members across Region 9A on <\/span><b>May 26, 7:00pm-9:00pm<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in this important conversation. See <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/events\/uaw-aapi-experience\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more details here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and register here: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/UAWMay26\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/UAWMay26<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In solidarity,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CPW-UAW Local 4100 Executive Board<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P.S. &#8211; To stay informed about our union, make sure to follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/BdMzRa7RA8sXMZui6\">Slack<\/a>, <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPWUAW\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ColumbiaPostdocUnion\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out some recent updates on our Union (see below for more details): Reminder: Membership Meeting this Monday &#8211; (see our cheat sheet for discussion and votes!) 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