Campaign 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...

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...

Today in bargaining, Penn admin finally passed back counterproposals on compensation, healthcare, vacation, and other economic proposals. Their response was disappointing; Penn proposed a minimum stipend of $43,000 and an hourly minimum of $18, with an annual increase...

After one year of bargaining on this article, Penn admin has finally agreed to the protections against discrimination and harassment that workers deserve. With the rights outlined in this article, graduate workers will be able to address cases of discrimination and...

Today, over 500 grad workers picketed to demand a fair contract now! After marching between 34th and 36th Streets, we publicly announced that grad workers have begun pledging to authorize a strike if Penn fails to reach a fair agreement with us, and to strike if...

Yesterday, graduate workers met with Penn admin for another bargaining session. Tomorrow at noon, grad workers are coming together at the corner 34th and Walnut Streets to show Penn admin that we’re willing to take action to win the rights, wages, and benefits we...

We have reached a tentative agreement on Disability Accommodations which expands the rights of graduate workers with disabilities by ensuring that workers can grieve inaccessible working conditions. Importantly, the article also states that documents used to secure...

This Tuesday, graduate workers continued negotiations with Penn admin. Despite bargaining for nearly one year, Penn admin still refuses fair agreements on crucial non-economic issues, and has not yet responded to any of our economic proposals. During Tuesday’s...

This Monday, grad workers continued negotiations with admin and exchanged counterproposals on several outstanding articles. Graduate workers passed counterproposals on Support for Immigrant and International Workers, Access Needs, Union Security, and Recognition Admin...

Grad workers met with Penn admin for another bargaining session last Thursday, August 21. During the session: We reached a tentative agreement on Workers’ Compensation. Admin passed counterproposals on Union Security, Union Rights, Support for International and...