Members of the local UAW 5810 union rallied outside the Stein Clinical Research Building on the campus of UC San Diego.
Dr. Mwewa Herve Kibwe and Dr. Rahatullah Razan are postdoc researchers conducting medical experiments in cardiovascular disease and diabetes in the building they picketed. They both work for the same primary investigator, Dr. Ayako Makino, an associate professor in the department of medicine. “I work in Dr. Makino’s lab and we are subjected to bullying and harassment. I am facing dismissal right now," Kibwe said. He's on administrative leave until March 7 when he expects he could be fired.
His colleague Razan has a wife expecting a baby next week. Razan claimed his boss denied him appropriate parental leave and considerations.