by @getupadmin | Jun 9, 2025 | Updates
Last Thursday, Graduate Workers met with Penn admin for our 21st bargaining session. During this session, both negotiating teams passed back several counterproposals. For the first time following the delivery of our petition, admin passed back a counterproposal on...
by @getupadmin | May 30, 2025 | Updates
After three productive sessions with multiple tentative agreements, this week’s bargaining session was a reminder that constant pressure is needed to make progress. Admin responded to our Access Needs proposal for the first time — an article which we originally...
by @getupadmin | May 22, 2025 | Updates
Our bargaining session this week marked just over seven months since the start of negotiations with Penn admin. We passed admin a package proposal that included comprehensive responses on seven (7) contract articles: Access Needs, Appointments, Freedom of Speech and...
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...
