by @getupadmin | Feb 17, 2026 | Updates
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’...
by @getupadmin | Jan 13, 2026 | Updates
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...
by @getupadmin | Nov 22, 2025 | Updates
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...
by @getupadmin | Nov 13, 2025 | Updates
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,...
by @getupadmin | Nov 5, 2025 | Updates
Grad workers met with Penn admin on Monday for another bargaining session. Following grad workers’ announcement that we will be holding a strike authorization vote this month, we reached a tentative agreement on Holidays in the session – our first economic Tentative...
by @getupadmin | Oct 29, 2025 | Updates
Today’s half-day bargaining session began with three Tentative Agreements: Entire Agreement, Union Rights, and Appointments. These wins are the result of our ongoing escalation to secure a fair contract for workers. Union Rights ensures that grad workers can be...
