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...
by RAPUP | Apr 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday, April 30, eleven elected officials delivered a signed letter to President Jameson of the University of Pennsylvania voicing their support for unionizing postdocs and research associates. Their letter begins: We, as members of the Pennsylvania Senate,...
by RAPUP | Apr 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
We are thrilled to share that a supermajority of the 1,500 research associates and postdocs at Penn have signed over 1,000 cards in support of forming our union! Yesterday, we filed our petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to have an official vote...
