Posts tagged PRO-UAW
Johns Hopkins University research staff begin unionization effort
February 6, 2026 // Unionizing is becoming more common on college campuses. Hopkins’ graduate worker union, Teachers and Researchers United (TRU-UE 197), and postdoctoral researchers’ union, PRO-UAW, both won recognition in recent years. Graduate workers at the state’s flagship research school, the University of Maryland, College Park, are similarly seeking recognition from the school.
Hopkins postdoctoral researchers file to unionize with United Auto Workers
May 14, 2025 // While Hopkins-PRO provided opportunities for its members, it could not collectively bargain with the administration for improved conditions. By joining with UAW, a national union representing over 100,000 academic workers, postdocs hope to gain greater administrative leverage. Tonelli Cueto elaborated on the significance of this step in an email to The News-Letter.