by @getupadmin | May 16, 2025 | Updates
Yesterday, grad workers secured another essential tentative agreement for a strong contract, Discipline and Dismissal. This article secures recourse in cases of unjust discipline through clear notifications and an appeal process. Together with Grievance and...
by @getupadmin | May 4, 2025 | Updates
Increasing graduate worker pressure on management won victories in Friday’s bargaining session! Grad workers’ collective activity pushed Penn to make progress on Grievance and Arbitration, reaching a tentative agreement. This article, often called the “backbone” of a...
by @getupadmin | Apr 24, 2025 | Updates
Today, graduate workers delivered to the Provost’s office our petition demanding Penn admin agree to enshrine strong protections against harassment, discrimination, and abuse in our contract. The petition has been signed by 2,042 graduate workers—the majority of grad...
by @getupadmin | Apr 17, 2025 | Updates
At yesterday’s bargaining session, Penn admin brought five counterproposals: Travel, Discipline and Dismissal, Management and Academic Rights, Union Rights, and Prohibition Against Discrimination and Harassment. Additionally, admin introduced a new proposal outlining...
by @getupadmin | Apr 7, 2025 | Updates
At last Friday’s bargaining session, grad workers presented a new counterproposal on Discrimination and Harassment that includes the core demands outlined in our petition addressed to Provost Jackson. Here’s a summary of Friday’s session: We presented a...
