Caltech Grad Students & Postdocs United
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C/GPU is an organization by, of, and for Caltech grad student workers & postdocs working to unionize with UAW to improve our research and teaching conditions.
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An international
@BMBCaltech
graduate student has been UNFAIRLY TERMINATED after reporting years of abuse, harassment, discrimination, & research misconduct of their PI.
Over 400
@Caltech
students have signed a petition to demand the REINSTATEMENT of this graduate student.
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We WON our union at Caltech! 🎉 Over 76% of graduate students (799/1045 voters) and 83% of postdocs (240/290 voters) voted yes.
This is the first time in academic labor history that grads and postdocs voted to unionize simultaneously.
Onward towards a better Caltech! 💪
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Today is Filing Day! 🎉 We just attempted to deliver our letter requesting a fair process towards union recognition. Unfortunately, Provost Tirrell refused to accept a physical copy. So, we went ahead and taped it onto his door. 😬
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This is what union power looks like: hundreds of Caltech grads and postdocs gathered outside Caltech Hall today! We are united and want a say in our working conditions.
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WE DID IT GUYS!!! 🤯🤯🥳🥳🥳🔥🔥🔥☄️☄️☄️
🚨🚨BREAKING: CalTech grad workers and post docs win big!
CalTech Grad workers won 799-246
CalTech post doc workers won
240-50
Welcome to the UAW!!
#StandUpUAW
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Over 400 Caltech Graduate and Postdoc researchers rallied in celebration of reaching a majority of union authorization cards! We are ready to have a say in our working conditions! ✊
#UnionStrong
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We just submitted our cards to the NLRB! We are looking forward to having our elections early next year. Crossing fingers for a smooth process 🤞
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Thank you so much to everyone who showed up today to our Union 101 kickoff event and card signing extravaganza!!! We had such an amazing turnout and signed *hundreds* of cards! Today was a HUGE success and we couldn’t do it without you all ❤️✊ Get hyped!
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"We have done our homework and made the decision that forming a union is necessary to ensure that we and future scholars at Caltech are best positioned to make discoveries that can positively change our world."
In this week's Viewpoint, organizers for C/GPU argue why graduate students and postdocs at Caltech should unionize.
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We are SO excited to announce that next Friday, Jan. 20th, 12-1pm we will meet in Cahill’s Hameetman auditorium for our event “Union 101: Know Your Rights”! We will cover why/how to form a union and discuss our next steps. Also, there will be FREE PIZZA🍕 RSVP using the QR code🗣️
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“We’re Forming a Union Because…” featuring Abdullah Farooq in the Biology department🧫
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Support the movement to reinstate our colleague by SIGNING THE PETITION here, now open to ANYONE beyond Caltech! ✊
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“We’re Forming a Union Because…” featuring Simona Miller in the Physics department📡
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“We’re Forming a Union Because…” featuring a quote from Ryan Rubenzahl who is a G5 in the Astronomy department🪐
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Academic parents are voting YES for a union!
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🚨WE HAVE AN ELECTION FOR UNION RECOGNITION🚨
Your YES vote will determine whether or not we officially form our union at Caltech!
Election is happening on Wed, Jan 31 & Thurs, Feb 1st 9AM-1PM | 3PM-7PM on BOTH days. It'll be at Ramo Auditorium, Baxter Hall!
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Not only did our turnout exceed decades of average US presidential election turnout, but also a true majority campus-wide came out rain or shine to vote Yes in the first higher-ed union election where grads and postdocs united together to win better protections and benefits.
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We had a great turnout at UNIONS IN REALITY on Friday!
Grads and Postdocs from UC, USC, and UW shared how forming a union has improved lives, and answered practical questions about how unions work in an academic setting.
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Tremendous news from our peers just down the 110. Congratulations USC grad workers!
Less than 36 hours before the strike deadline, Graduate Student Workers have a Tentative Agreement on a first contract!!! 🧵
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“We’re Forming a Union Because…” featuring Sam Ponnada in the Astronomy department💫
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Tomorrow we get to vote for our union!!! Have you made a plan to vote? More info at
Election details:
When: January 31 and February 1 from 9am-1pm & 3pm-7pm
Where: Ramo Auditorium Lobby
How: In person, except for eligible mail-voters outside the LA area
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Grads talking to grads at the Cats about C/GPU!
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“We’re Forming a Union Because…” featuring Rachael Kuintzle in the BMB department🧫
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“We’re Forming a Union Because…” featuring Ashay Patel in the Physics department📡
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Check out the front page coverage of our history-making rally in The California Tech!
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"REINSTATE, IT CANNOT WAIT: A COLLECTIVE CALL TO ACTION FOR AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLAR," an op-ed written by G/CPU members, was published today in in
@Caltech
's student newspaper
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“We’re really proud to have won our union, & we’re looking forward to bargaining a really strong first contract with Caltech & hopefully beginning negotiations as soon as possible with the intent of protecting those who are the most vulnerable amongst us.”
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In March,
@Caltech
launched a website where they state “The Caltech administration believes that unionization is not in the best interest of our [students]”. We’re disappointed, but not surprised. Below are excerpts from their FAQ + additional context/info from CGPU organizers🧵
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“We’re Forming a Union Because…” featuring Jessica Jacobs-Li in the Biology department🧬
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POLLS ARE OFFICIALLY CLOSED 🤯🤯💥💥💥🥳🥳🥳
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CONGRATS to our UAW union siblings at USC on their sweeping election win !!!!
WE WON OUR UNION! The votes are in. By an incredible 93% margin, a vote of 1599 Yes to 122 No, USC Graduate Student Workers have voted resoundingly in favor of forming our union, GSWOC-UAW!
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Now available online! Read some of the reasons that grads and postdocs are unionizing at Caltech.
"By its nature, a commitment to a union is a commitment to helping those around you and to receiving help from them. It is a hopeful act.”
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"We’re excited to have rapidly reached an election agreement with Caltech, and believe it is a testament to the momentum of the CGPU campaign."
Check out this piece about the upcoming vote for our union on January 31-February 1.
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Thank you Mt. Sinai Postdocs and Grad Workers! Read about the groundbreaking Postdoc contract at Mt. Sinai here -
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“You feel powerless as an individual, and I think we’ve all felt like that at some point to varying degrees during our careers. This is the first time I’ve felt like we can change things.”
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Northeastern grad workers voting today to unionize! Despite pushback and legal challenges from their administration, they are now having their union vote.
Polls opened Sept. 19 for
@nugradunion
, who are voting to be represented by the United Auto Workers union, after years of delays in voting due to pushback from NU administration and Trump-era anti-labor laws. 📰: Zoe MacDiarmid
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📢Countdown is ON! Our union election is this week: on January 31 & February 1. Every Postdoc and Grad Researcher is encouraged to vote and make their voices heard. 🗳️
More information about the vote at:
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Capital & Main on Grad and Postdoc efforts to unionize - "Sendonaris said a union would make the university more meritocratic, not less, because all students would have a chance to thrive. ... 'it gives us hope'"
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Postdocs at Mount Sinai
@spocuaw
voted to form their Union in 2022 & recently won their first contract which includes major salary increases, new rights for int'l workers, protections against abusive conduct & more.
Read their statement in support of CGPU:
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“We’re Forming a Union Because…” featuring Emma Cosner in the Chemistry department🧪
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PSA: We've launched our response to Caltech's anti-union campaign! Check out ✊
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“We’re Forming a Union Because…” featuring Alex Viloria Winnett in the Biology department🦠
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Today we’ll be tabling at Red Door from 12-1pm! Drop by to sign a card, ask questions about unionizing or just chat! See you soon😄 & look out for the sign below!
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We agree with the grad office: grad student labor IS crucial to the Institute!
That's why today we showed up to advocate for our peer. This incredible & effective show of solidarity is how we secured an impromptu meeting with the Grad Dean after their initial refusal to do so.
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That's a wrap for today! We ended this day with a celebration + rally 🥳 Thank you everyone for your continuous support, let's keep this momentum going 👊
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Congratulations MIT grad workers!!!! Pay increases, better healthcare, and strong workplace protections. The academic labor movement keeps getting stronger!
WE HAVE REACHED A FULL TENTATIVE AGREEMENT!
@MIT
MOVED BECAUSE OF OUR STRIKE THREAT! UNION SECURITY, REAL RECOURSE, AND ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENTS WON!
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Today is the day folks! Come at 12pm to Cahill or join via Zoom and have pizza immediately following the presentation. We got over ~350 RSVPs and are thrilled to see everybody and have some amazing conversations today. UNION STRONG🤝
We are SO excited to announce that next Friday, Jan. 20th, 12-1pm we will meet in Cahill’s Hameetman auditorium for our event “Union 101: Know Your Rights”! We will cover why/how to form a union and discuss our next steps. Also, there will be FREE PIZZA🍕 RSVP using the QR code🗣️
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“We’re Forming a Union Because…” featuring Ruby Byrne in the Astronomy department🔭
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Caltech’s Graduate Student Council has endorsed CGPU! ⬇️🧵
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Check out this op-ed by two UC Postdocs
@uaw5810
: "It is possible to create a scientific community that serves all of us, one that sustains workers and our research in the long term."
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Solidarity with Academic Student Employees at WSU
@wsucase
who are preparing to strike for the fair contract they deserve 💪
WSU Academic Student Employees demand that Vice President Chilton stop trying to intimidate workers and start moving to reach agreement. We reiterate: unless WSU Admin comes to a fair agreement with us we will be on the picket line tomorrow.
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Today is the last day of our union election! Get out and vote, and encourage your friends and colleagues to vote!
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It's your last chance to make your voice heard! Head to the polls if you haven't voted yet!
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THIS FRIDAY March 17 at 12PM Pacific Time on ZOOM we are having another Unionization Town Hall, this time focusing on international students.
Send us a DM for the Zoom link! We hope to see you there!
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“What Caltech Says vs. What They Leave Out” featuring Ryan Rubenzahl from the Astronomy department 🔭
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“We’re Forming a Union Because…” featuring Elisabetta Benazzi in the Chemistry department🧪
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Congratulations Mt Sinai Postdocs! Lots of amazing gains, including first-ever Postdoc contract with a housing guarantee!
After a 12-day strike we have reached a tentative agreement with
@IcahnMountSinai
! This is a massive achievement and would not have been possible without years of efforts by hundreds of postdocs and our incredible allies who stood with us ✊🏽
#1u
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University of Southern California graduate workers ratified their first union contract! It includes wages increases, strong protections from discrimination and harassment, a dependent healthcare fund, and more. Read more about it here -
USC Graduate Student Workers have officially ratified our first-ever union contract!!!
Together, we won a historic contract that sets a new standard for Graduate Student labor at USC and across the country. Today marks the start of an exciting chapter
@USC
🎉
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“We’re Forming a Union Because…” featuring Sofia Gallego in the Astrophysics department🔭
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“We love our research, but too many of us have been made to withstand abuse in the name of passion. Now, we finally have the ability to determine our working conditions, which will improve our research and our lives.”
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THANK YOU to all who showed up today to occupy the graduate affairs office & to our 500+ petition signatories!!! This successful collective action would not be possible without you all!
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PRISM enthusiastically endorses a "Yes" vote in our upcoming unionization election!
Read their endorsement here:
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Join us today at Red Door from 12-1pm to chat and sign union cards! See you there! 🤩
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“We’re Forming a Union Because…” featuring Adrian Beckert in the EAS department🛠️
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“We’re Forming a Union Because…” featuring Dan Utter in the Geobiology department💉
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“We’re Forming a Union Because…” featuring Kriti Sharma in the Geobiology department🦠
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“What Caltech Says vs. What They Leave Out” featuring Alex Viloria Winnett from the Biology department🧬
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Congratulations Northeastern Grads!!!!!
We have a union, folks! 94% of us voted YES. Thanks to our supporters and to all Northeastern Grads. Solidarity forever!
Now let's go bargain a winning contract!
#solidarity
#UnionStrong
#northeastern
#voteyes
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Congratulations Washington State University Academic Student Employees! Their new contract includes wage increases, lowered healthcare costs, protections from discrimination and harassment, immigration support, and more.
WSU ASEs have overwhelmingly voted to ratify the Tentative Agreement as our first-ever union contract! With 99% voting YES (1,169 YES votes, 15 NO votes, equaling 68% voter turnout), this vote will usher in life-changing improvements to ASE pay, working conditions, & benefits
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“We’re Forming a Union Because…” featuring Ranjani Murali in the biochemistry department🧬
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Great article in Nature. Headline: Postdocs are pushing back against low pay and conditions — more institutions must take heed
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Congratulations NYU researchers!!
Today we delivered our petition along with three boxes full of authorization cards signed by 2700+ researchers — a strong majority of ~4000 of us — to the
@NLRB
to form our union at
@nyuniversity
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🚨🚨Town Hall today at 12pm🚨🚨 DM us for the Zoom link!
THIS FRIDAY March 17 at 12PM Pacific Time on ZOOM we are having another Unionization Town Hall, this time focusing on international students.
Send us a DM for the Zoom link! We hope to see you there!
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“What Caltech Says vs. What They Leave Out” featuring Richard Horak from the Biology department, part 2🦠
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“What Caltech Says vs. What They Leave Out” featuring Jasmine Emtage from the Biology department🧬
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Incredible showing by USC grad workers fighting for workplace protections!
Today, 300+ Graduate Student Workers at USC came out United for Workplace Justice! We delivered a letter signed by ~1,500 GSWs to USC Admin saying we will do whatever it takes to win real protections against harassment & discrim, support for int'l student workers, & a union shop.
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Cornell Medicine Postdocs!! Congratulations!
The ballots have been counted and we’re excited to announce that WCM postdocs voted by an overwhelming 98.8% to form our union! This is an incredible mandate to negotiate for urgent improvements
@WeillCornell
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Congratulations Columbia Postdocs!
📜We have a new contract! 🎉🎉🎉
After receiving a new tentative agreement last week, we ran a ratification vote - whereby 89.4% of postdocs and associate researchers voted to approve the contract!
This contract will now go into effect!
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“What Caltech Says vs. What They Leave Out” featuring Richard Horak from the Biology department🦠
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Thank you for your support, Representative Judy Chu!!!
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