by RAPUP | May 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Instead of agreeing to a timely and democratic election like neighboring institution Johns Hopkins University, Penn is delaying the process for months by claiming its academic researchers are merely “temporary employees.” While we wait for the National Labor Relations...
by RAPUP | May 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Despite a supermajority of Postdocs and Research Associates signing cards in support of unionization, Penn continues to assert that academic researchers are “temporary employees” that are ineligible to form a union. This is a break with years of well-established...
by RAPUP | May 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Earlier this week, Penn contested Research Associates and Postdocs’ petition to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seeking a vote on whether to form a union. Penn’s objections are a deliberate attempt to disenfranchise academic researchers and delay a...
by RAPUP | May 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, Penn admin sent an email to all Postdocs and Research Associates that claimed to provide impartial information about the efforts of academic researchers to form a union. Penn’s claims are designed to create confusion about the unionization process by...
by RAPUP | May 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, we received Penn’s official response to our petition for a union election. We had hoped Penn would respect the will of a supermajority of postdocs and research associates and agree to an election without delay. Instead, Penn admin has chosen to challenge...
by RAPUP | May 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Earlier today, we received Penn’s official response to our petition for a union election. We had hoped Penn would respect the will of a supermajority of postdocs and research associates. Instead, they chose to respond in a way that makes it clear they don’t respect us...
