UPDATES

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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 petition with the...

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...