Campaign Updates

During yesterday’s bargaining session: We reached a tentative agreement on Job Expectations and Scheduling of Work. Grad workers and admin affirmed that we are near a tentative agreement on Workers’ Compensation, pending a response from admin on a technical question....

During last Thursday’s session: Admin presented counterproposals on Workers Compensation and Job Expectations and Scheduling of Work. Graduate workers presented a counterproposal on Support for International and Immigrant Workers. At last week’s session, admin...

At yesterday’s bargaining session, Penn admin responded to two important articles proposed by grad workers: Support for International and Immigrant Workers and Recognition. Unfortunately, both responses were severely inadequate.  Admin rejected our proposed support...

Last Friday, June 13, graduate workers presented our remaining economic proposals to admin. After a morning session in which we passed two proposals, and admin promised to have two additional proposals ready for us in the afternoon, we reconvened to present crucial...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...