Campaign Updates

The nomination period for the GETUP-UAW Local 5124 election for Stewards and Lead Stewards is closed as of 11:59pm on Tuesday, June 9. We are pleased to announce that 33 candidates accepted nominations. Positions to be elected include: Biomedical Graduate Studies: 12...

On June 17–19, 2026, members of GETUP-UAW Local 5124 will elect graduate workers to serve as stewards of our local union. Earlier this spring, Graduate Workers voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying our first contract. Following this vote, we established our local...

The nomination period for the GETUP-UAW Local 5124 election for Executive Board and Delegate to the National Convention is closed as of 11:59pm on Tuesday, April 28. Positions to be elected include President, Vice-President, Recording Secretary, Financial Secretary,...

Three weeks ago, Penn Grad Workers ratified a transformative first contract. And last week, Grad Workers chartered a local union: we are GETUP-UAW Local 5124. Our local number celebrates May Day—International Workers’ Day—and May 1, 2024, when Penn Grad Workers won...

Grad Workers’ ratification election closed today at 5:00 PM. 2,635 Grad Workers cast a ballot: 2,604 (99%) voted to ratify the Agreement, and 31 voted against ratification. 77% of Graduate Workers participated in the election. Graduate Workers’ Agreement with the Penn...

Earlier this week, the GETUP-UAW Bargaining Team reached a historic Tentative Agreement with the Penn administration. This Tentative Agreement includes raises of up to 25% over two years, a minimum stipend of $49,000 and minimum hourly wage of $25 per hour...

Tonight, the GETUP-UAW Bargaining Committee voted to approve a complete Tentative Agreement with the Penn administration. This agreement is the crowning accomplishment to years of organizing by Penn graduate workers; it includes dramatic improvements to grad workers’...

Graduate workers have set a strike deadline of Tuesday, February 17 at 12:01 AM. If Penn admin does not reach a fair agreement that improves our pay and benefits, provides much needed support for international workers, and lays the foundations for...

During the past three days, over 2,416 graduate workers voted in the Strike Authorization Vote. With a final result of 2,229 to 187, 92% of graduate workers voted YES! Our Strike Authorization Vote has passed with a strong mandate, and the Bargaining Committee is now...

During Wednesday’s bargaining session: Penn admin passed counterproposals on Compensation, Childcare, and Transit and Parking Graduate workers passed counterproposals on International and Immigrant Grad Workers Support, Compensation, Transit and Parking,...