by RAPUP | Jan 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
As you may have seen in last week’s Bargaining Update, postdocs and research associates completed a third bargaining session with the Penn administration, and the next sessions have been scheduled for February 26 and March 12. Anecdotally, Penn admin listens more and...
by RAPUP | Jan 24, 2026 | Bargaining
TWO NEW TAs; ALL NON-ECONOMIC PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED Last Thursday, postdoctoral workers and research associates met with the Penn administration for a second bargaining session. Read below for updates. During the session: The two sides reached Tentative...
by RAPUP | Jan 9, 2026 | Bargaining
POSTDOCS AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATES REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ON FIVE CONTRACT PROPOSALS DURING BARGAINING SESSION #2 Yesterday, postdoctoral workers and research associates met with the Penn administration for a second bargaining session. During the session: ...
by RAPUP | Dec 12, 2025 | Bargaining
Yesterday, for the first time, postdoctoral workers and research associates sat across the table as equals with the Penn administration in our first bargaining session. In a show of strength and unity, over 25 postdocs and research associates joined our nine-person...
by RAPUP | Aug 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
After last month’s overwhelming vote for unionization, it is time for Postdocs and Research Associates to determine what they want to see in a contract! If you have not done so already, can you take five minutes to complete a RAPUP-UAW bargaining survey? The...
