Background

During initial contract negotiations, the UAW and the University agreed to collect dues for GSR Fellows and Trainees via UCPath effective June 2024 for July 1 pay. Subsequently, the UAW agreed to delay implementation due to the complexity of spring fellowship payments that had already been disbursed through the student payment systems.

“6. The University shall implement the dues deductions for GSRs in UCPATH first, followed by the Trainees and Fellows once they are in UCPATH…b. Trainees and Fellows once in UCPATH – deductions shall occur no later than eighteen (18) months from ratification. [Extended one month by mutual agreement in 2024.] 1. Trainees and Fellows who receive funding directly shall be solely responsible for remitting dues and associated fees directly to the Union.” Appendix J – Graduate Student Researchers Unit Initial Deductions

Fellow/Trainees must be in UCPath by July 1, 2024 for the August 1, 2024 pay date.