Over 700 Postdocs and Research Associates have added their names to a letter demanding that Penn admin respond to proposals that would strengthen the rights of international researchers and increase appointment lengths. With strong majority support, it is time to deliver this letter directly to Provost Jackson.
Join fellow Postdocs and Research Associates on campus next Wednesday, June 3rd at 1:00pm to deliver a physical copy of this letter to Provost Jackson’s office in College Hall. This demonstration of our unity, resolve, and power is crucial to ensuring that Penn addresses some of our highest priorities in the bargaining room. Without this pressure, Penn admin will continue to believe that the status quo of precarious appointments and financial costs shouldered by international researchers is acceptable, when we know we deserve better.
Upcoming Events and Announcements
| Movie Night (Friday, May 29): From 4-5:30pm, join other academic workers for a screening of Partners: How Starbucks Baristas Started a Labor Revolution, a documentary about the origins of the growing movement to unionize Starbucks. Following the 40-minute documentary will be a Q&A with a local barista-organizer, after which the group will go to the RAPUP-UAW Spring Happy Hour (see below). RSVP using this link. RAPUP-UAW Spring Happy Hour (Friday, May 29): From 5-8pm, join other Postdocs and Research Associates for a happy hour celebration at Frankie’s Summer Club at 15th and Pine [directions here]. Bargaining Session (Tuesday, June 9): Our next bargaining session is on June 9th from 1-5pm. RSVP here to attend as an observer. You can stay for any portion of the day. Check the #organizing channel on Slack for live updates of bargaining (and reply to this email if you want to be added to Slack). |   |
In Solidarity,
Geronimo Velazquez, Postdoctoral Researcher, Neuroscience
On behalf of the RAPUP-UAW Organizing Committee