On August 19, 2008, the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) certified that a majority of UC postdocs had chosen PRO/UAW as their union.

On April 30, 2010, the House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor held a field hearing at UC Berkeley to evaluate the unusually lengthy amount of time it was taking to reach agreement.

[14] During the hearing, Vice President of Human Resources for the University of California Dwaine Duckett testified that the delay was due to difficulty tracking complex funding formulas used to allocate postdoc salaries.

"[16] The contract[17] was ratified on August 11, 2010 with 96 percent of the vote,[18] and made significant advances in pay, health benefits and safety on the job for postdocs.

[22] After mediation by Sacramento mayor Darrell Steinberg, the sides reached an agreement for increased pay, pending ratification by union members.