Enough is enough! Demand an election now!
Sinai has denied our right to unionize for long enough–add your name to call for an election here! This summer marks a full year since we filed for union recognition with the National Labor Relations Board, with support from over 80% of graduate student workers. For...
Join us Sunday: Queer Liberation March!
Join fellow student workers and post docs at the 6th Annual Queer Liberation March! SSW will meet on Sunday June 30, 2024 at 10:30 am outside Aron Hall, and travel to Sheridan Square to join the march to Battery Park. RSVP to join us here. The Queer Liberation March...
May Day Today!
Happy May Day! Today is International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, and can be traced back to the late 19th-century labor movement in the United States (think 1886 Haymarket Massacre in Chicago). We’d like to invite you to join us for today’s May Day action:...
RSVP Town Hall – Rescheduled for April 10th
Due to today’s cold and rainy weather, our spring town hall is rescheduled to Wednesday, April 10th at 6:30pm in Central Park. Please RSVP here to see us in the East Meadow! As you may know, many students across academic campuses are facing retaliation and...
Update Regarding Sinai’s Handling of Student Advocacy
TL;DR: Please RSVP here for our next town hall on Thursday, April 4th at 6pm in East Meadow (rain date TBD) to discuss student rights and academic freedom. Sinai has removed an institutional policy that protected first amendment rights to free speech and assembly,...
Postdocs reach tentative agreement
TL;DR The postdocs have reached a Tentative Agreement with Sinai for their first contract and are voting on whether to ratify this agreement as their first contract. The agreement makes postdoc minimum salaries at Mount Sinai the highest in the country at $72,500....
POSTDOC RALLY TOMORROW 12PM!
Today, student workers joined the picket line to support postdocs fighting for a strong first contract to improve equity at Sinai. As the postdocs continue their fight for a fair contract, they have asked for as many members of the community as possible to show up for...
Join the postdoc picket!
Today, student workers joined the picket line to support postdocs fighting for a strong first contract to improve equity at Sinai. TL;DR: Today marked the kick off of the postdoc’s strike, which made history as the first postdoc strike at a private institution....
Postdoc Strike Updates & RSVP for Town Hall
TL;DR Please RSVP for our Town Hall, where we will provide updates on our campaign. We will also provide information on the post doc's strike deadline, how it relates to our campaign, and what your rights are to stand in solidarity with the post docs. The Sinai...
Transcript Summary from July NLRB Hearing
What are we emailing you about, and why now? This past spring, we filed for our union with over 80% support from student workers at Sinai and delivered a letter to Deans Nestler and Filizola requesting a fair and efficient process for establishing our union. Despite...