Bargaining Update: Postdocs and Research Associates are ready for progress while Penn continues to stall

by RAPUP | Sep 15, 2026 | Bargaining

WITH A MONTH TO PREPARE, PENN DISRESPECTS ITS WORKERS BY BRINGING A SINGLE PROPOSAL TO BARGAINING Last Friday was the fifteenth time that Postdocs and Research Associates met with Penn admin to bargain a first contract. With nearly a month since the last bargaining...

Bargaining Update: Three new tentative agreements, but seventeen still to go

by RAPUP | Aug 12, 2026 | Bargaining

POSTDOCS AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATES DESERVE MORE REGULAR AND TIMELY BARGAINING SESSIONS TO CONTINUE PROGRESS ON A FIRST CONTRACT On Tuesday, Postdocs and Research Associates met with the Penn administration for our fourteenth bargaining session. The session was...

Bargaining Update: 8 months of bargaining and Penn still hasn’t responded to 12 proposals

by RAPUP | Jul 31, 2026 | Bargaining

It has been one year since a majority of Postdocs and Research Associates voted overwhelmingly in favor of unionizing with the goal of securing a contract that will improve our working conditions. Now, after eight months of bargaining, Penn administrators are delaying...

Bargaining update: Postdoc testimonials push workloads close to agreement while the fight for stable appointments continues

by RAPUP | Jul 17, 2026 | Bargaining

This past Wednesday, Postdocs and Research Associates met with Penn management for our 12th Bargaining Session where we continued to fight for a fair contract that provides more job stability and protections from excessive workloads. During the session: We provided a...

Bargaining update: The petition worked – Penn finally responds to Appointments and International Researcher proposals

by RAPUP | Jul 10, 2026 | Bargaining

This past Wednesday, Postdocs and Research Associates met with the Penn administration for our eleventh bargaining session. The big takeaway? Organizing works! After delivering a petition signed by over 700 Postdocs and Research Associates in support of increased...

Bargaining update: Penn feels the heat on International Researcher Rights and Appointment Lengths

by RAPUP | Jun 12, 2026 | Bargaining

This past Tuesday, Postdocs and Yesterday, Postdocs and Research Associates met with the Penn administration for our tenth bargaining session and the first session since we delivered our petition to Provost Jackson demanding that Penn work towards an agreement that...