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Image for article: Graduate workers overwhelmingly vote to ratify union contract with PennSettled

Graduate workers overwhelmingly vote to ratify union contract with Penn

37 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 28, 2026, 5:42 AM ET
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“And thousands of us signed petitions, voted to authorize a strike, and ultimately prepared to withhold our labor together to win what we deserve.”.

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Image for article: ️ Here we go again | Morning Newsletter - The Philadelphia InquirerPlanned

️ Here we go again | Morning Newsletter - The Philadelphia Inquirer

42 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 23, 2026, 6:20 AM ET
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Recent labor action: Philly-area labor moves in the past year have included an eight-day municipal workers strike, a threatened SEPTA strike, and a ...

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Image for article: Penn terminates free summer housing for graduate RAs, sparking frustrationSettled

Penn terminates free summer housing for graduate RAs, sparking frustration

43 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 23, 2026, 12:19 AM ET
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... workers, and narrowly avoiding a strike. “Both undergrads and grads ... workers have unionized,” the URAP spokesperson wrote to the DP.

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Image for article: The path leading up to GET-UP's tentative agreement with PennPlanned

The path leading up to GET-UP's tentative agreement with Penn

46 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 19, 2026, 1:13 PM ET
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... workers could have indefinitely halted all teaching and ... workers, demanding fair contracts and preparing union members for a potential strike.

2,229 workers
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Image for article: UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman issues statement supporting University of California student employees strike votePlanned

UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman issues statement supporting University of California student employees strike vote

47 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 19, 2026, 12:15 AM ET
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Academic student employees at the University of California system voted to authorize a strike by 48000 UAW members at one of the largest public ...

48,000 workers
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Image for article: Penn graduate workers reach historic tentative agreement with university, averting strikeSettled

Penn graduate workers reach historic tentative agreement with university, averting strike

47 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 18, 2026, 8:49 AM ET
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17 strike deadline. Had the union — which represents over 3,500 workers on campus — called the strike, its members would have indefinitely ceased ...

3,500 workers
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Image for article: Penn officials, graduate student <b>workers</b> reach tentative deal after nearly 2 years of negotiationsPlanned

Penn officials, graduate student workers reach tentative deal after nearly 2 years of negotiations

48 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 17, 2026, 2:46 PM ET
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University of Pennsylvania graduate student workers and the school reached a tentative contract agreement Tuesday morning to avoid a strike.

3,400 workers
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Image for article: Graduate student union reaches tentative agreement with Penn, averting <b>strike</b>Settled

Graduate student union reaches tentative agreement with Penn, averting strike

48 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 17, 2026, 10:39 AM ET
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The agreement comes after more than a year of negotiations between the University and the union, which represents more than 3700 graduate workers ...

3,700 workers
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Image for article: Graduate student workers at Penn reach a tentative agreement, avoiding a strikeSettled

Graduate student workers at Penn reach a tentative agreement, avoiding a strike

48 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 17, 2026, 7:05 AM ET
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Unionized graduate student workers had set a strike deadline of Feb. 17 to reach a contract with the University of Pennsylvania.

3,400 workers
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Image for article: Penn reaches three new tentative agreements with graduate student union ahead of strike deadlineOngoing

Penn reaches three new tentative agreements with graduate student union ahead of strike deadline

50 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 16, 2026, 12:36 AM ET
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Since October 2024, the University and Graduate Employees Together — University of Pennsylvania have met 45 times, bargaining on provisions over ...

Start: Feb 18
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Image for article: As <b>strike</b> deadline looms, politicians and faculty offer support to graduate student unionOngoing

As strike deadline looms, politicians and faculty offer support to graduate student union

53 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 13, 2026, 12:11 AM ET
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If a strike is called, graduate workers would begin picketing at 9 a.m. next Tuesday.

Start: Feb 17
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Image for article: Local lawmakers urge Penn to reach &#39;fair&#39; agreement with GET-UP ahead of <b>strike</b> deadlineSettled

Local lawmakers urge Penn to reach 'fair' agreement with GET-UP ahead of strike deadline

55 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 11, 2026, 1:01 AM ET
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The signatories argued Penn has an “obligation” to treat its workers “with dignity” and warned a strike would affect “tens of thousands” of people ...

End: Feb 17
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