Sign an Authorization Card

Joining Together for a Better USC

Like thousands of academic employees across the country, we are forming a union to bargain collectively with USC and advocate more broadly for our common interests like improved wages and health benefits, protections from discrimination or abusive treatment, and rights and protections for visa holders.

Use the form to sign a union authorization card and be counted in the majority!

Without a Union:

• USC is the final decision-maker on all aspects of wages, benefits and working conditions;
• USC may consider input about USC Researcher and Fellow working conditions, but decides how and when to use that input;
• USC can change working conditions without USC Researchers and Fellows’ agreement; and
• USC rules and regulations can’t be easily enforced by individual USC Researchers and Fellows.

With a Union:

• USC Researchers and Fellows choose a bargaining committee that gathers input from other USC Researchers and Fellows;
• That bargaining committee negotiates a contract on equal footing with USC assisted by active participation of Researchers and Fellows;
• That contract must be approved by a vote of USC Researchers and Fellows  before it goes into effect;
• That contract determines the terms and conditions of our employment and is binding and enforceable, usually by appeal to a neutral third party; and
• USC Researchers and Fellows gain a stronger public voice, working with tens of thousands of other UAW members who lobby and engage elected officials to make improvements.