“I had heard the term solidarity before, but my community and union gave me the chance to see it in action,” - Dr. Li Jiang. When we fight, we win!https://t.co/dUp22e1J1y
江莉形容,她为此努力收集数据,但研究本身牵涉困难,加上自己正在怀孕期间,无法短期内完成工作,事件引起其他同事激烈抗议,全美汽车工人联合会(United Auto Workers,UAW)7月15日代表江莉提出正式申诉,指责加州大学圣地亚哥分校的决定违反与工会之间的集体谈判协议,因此要求校方重新聘用江莉。
原文UAW翻译有误。
The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) is one of the largest and most diverse unions in North America, with members in virtually every sector of the economy.
UAW-represented workplaces range from multinational corporations, small manufacturers and state and local governments to colleges and universities, hospitals and private non-profit organizations.
The UAW has more than 400,000 active members and more than 580,000 retired members in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
There are more than 600 local unions in the UAW. The UAW currently has 1,750 contracts with some 1,050 employers in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
A unique strength of the UAW is the solidarity between its active and retired members. A solid majority of the union’s retirees stay actively involved in the life of their union, participating in retiree chapters and playing a vital role in the UAW’s community action program.
Since its founding in 1935, the UAW has consistently developed innovative partnerships with employers and negotiated industry-leading wages and benefits for its members. UAW members have benefited from a number of collective bargaining breakthroughs, including:
The first employer-paid health insurance plan for industrial workers.
The first cost-of-living allowances.
A pioneering role in product quality improvements.
Landmark job and income security provisions.
Comprehensive training and educational programs.
加州大学圣地亚哥分校(UC San Diego)1名华裔博士后研究员,怀疑挑战实验数据后治疗遭管理层秋后算账,临盆前夕不获续约,幸得大批同事高调声援,最终迫使上级收回决定。
NBC报道,当事人江莉(Li Jiang,音译)事发时已经在职4年多,她获得续聘后发电邮感谢同事支持,并形容连月来的经历“非常可怕”,担心自己的工作、签证、整个事业生涯都会生变,甚至可能被迫怀着7个月的身孕返回中国,在没有收入也没有医疗保险的情况下照顾孩子。
江莉表示,自己的经历正好反映学术界的人事不公,愈往高层女性的人数愈少。美国政治及社会科学院(American Academy of Political and Social Science)研究亦表明,女性在职场升迁时,往往因为婚姻、生育而面对最大障碍。
在这次事件中,江莉过去4年获校方多次续约,但到了今年1月,她质疑校方病理学系实验室的某些数据和研究方法成疑,随后主管对她的态度开始变化,甚至表示江莉的研究工作无法延长,除非“在短时间内提供某些数据”,才可留任几个月。
江莉形容,她为此努力收集数据,但研究本身牵涉困难,加上自己正在怀孕期间,无法短期内完成工作,事件引起其他同事激烈抗议,全美汽车工人联合会(United Auto Workers,UAW)7月15日代表江莉提出正式申诉,指责加州大学圣地亚哥分校的决定违反与工会之间的集体谈判协议,因此要求校方重新聘用江莉。
到了本月3日,大学依然态度强硬,坚称没有违反劳资协议,因此8月7日江莉合约到期时,大约100人在她工作的病理学大楼外抗议,部分人更威胁占领系主任的办公室。校方最终在12日与江莉和工会和解,允许江莉继续留美,并调派到校内另1个实验室,跟随另1名主管工作,明年1月15日前都可领取原有薪资和福利,或者直到她的居留资格改挂到她丈夫名下为止。
分析认为,江莉的遭遇反映,许多外籍博士后研究员在美工作艰辛,碍于签证与工作挂 ,特别容易受到职场欺凌和报复。