SUNY Educators Vote 99% to Join CWA

Last week, 197 postdoctoral associates with the Research Foundation at Stony Brook University-State University of New York (SUNY) voted 99% in favor of joining CWA Local 1104.

Postdoctoral associates typically implement complex research plans, collect and analyze data, mentor graduate students, and build scholarly expertise in their fields. The unit is the first group of postdoctoral associates at any of the four university centers to join our union and will bring the total of higher education workers in New York State represented by CWA Local 1104 to approximately 6,800 members.

The majority of these workers are international student workers conducting scientific research at a time when their research and presence in this country are under attack. Those who participated in this union election went public and should be commended for their bravery.

Congratulations to our newest members of CWA Local 1104!

 
Postdoctoral associates with the Research Foundation at Stony Brook University-State University of New York (SUNY) celebrated a near-unanimous vote to join CWA with CWA Local 1104 President Michael Ippoliti (front, right), CWA Local 1104 Secretary-Treasurer Christopher Blom (back, left), and CWA Local 1104 Executive Vice President Andrew Dobbyn (right).