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...
by RAPUP | Apr 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
We’ve reached our goal: a strong majority of research associates and postdocs have expressed that they’re ready to form a union! After signing over one thousand authorization cards, we’re finally ready to make it official! Next week, we plan to file a...
by RAPUP | Apr 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
With authorization cards signed by over 940 postdocs and research associates, we are quickly approaching formal unionization and harnessing our growing voice in defense of research, education, and university autonomy. Read on to learn about the higher ed unions...
by RAPUP | Mar 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
We hope you are enjoying the extra hour of daylight and the warming weather! Read on for updates on the way research associates and postdocs at Penn are speaking out in support of science funding and how the benefits we receive lag behind those offered by our peer...
by RAPUP | Mar 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Welcome to our inaugural RAPUP-UAW Newsletter! Below, you will find a “reader’s digest” of news items detailing how postdocs and research associates at Penn have been building our union. Read on for updates on our successful “Going Public” event on Penn’s campus last...
