GETUP-UAW Local 5124

Grad Workers’ ratification election closed today. 2,635 of us cast a ballot: 2,604 (99%) voted to ratify, and 31 voted against. 77% of Graduate Workers participated. Grad Workers’ Agreement with the Penn administration has been ratified and it is now our first union contract!

Higher ed labor is out in force this May Day! Guru Shabadi is celebrating @getupgrads' first contract at @Penn with higher ed union comrades from across the Philadelphia (& NJ!) area. Solidarity! #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires #DefendHigherEd

Eight production employees at The University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Live Arts’ Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts have voted unanimously to join IATSE Local 8! The group includes full-time and part-time Audio Engineers, Digital Production Supervisors, House Electricians, Production Coordinators, and Theatre Technicians who operate the venue’s technical and production systems. Tait Adams, Theatre Technician at Penn Live Arts, emphasized the importance of having a voice in workplace decisions: “There are a lot of great aspects of working here at Penn Live Arts. There is also a lot of room for improvement. As the organization continues to grow, the workers deserve to have a say in our conditions. Being represented by IATSE Local 8 means that we have the necessary support and resources to make sure our voices are heard.”

"After more than a year of negotiations, Penn’s graduate worker union voted to ratify its first contract with the University on Friday." @GETUPgrads | @UAWregion9 thedp.com/article/2026/0…

After more than a year of negotiations, Penn’s graduate worker union voted to ratify its first contract with the University on Friday. thedp.com/article/2026/0…

99%! Congratulations, @GETUPgrads ✊️✊️✊️

It is clear that to enforce this agreement and win another in two years, we must continue to build our power. Now we will do so as union members, under a strong, transformative contract.

And thousands of us signed petitions, voted to authorize a strike, and ultimately prepared to withhold our labor together to win what we deserve. 🧡🧡🧡 It was only at midnight on our strike deadline that Penn admin came to the table with acceptable proposals.

Grad Workers’ ratification election closed today. 2,635 of us cast a ballot: 2,604 (99%) voted to ratify, and 31 voted against. 77% of Graduate Workers participated. Grad Workers’ Agreement with the Penn administration has been ratified and it is now our first union contract!

The Daily Pennsylvanian tracked Graduate Employees Together — the University of Pennsylvania’s history on campus, from unionization to this week’s tentative contract agreement. thedp.com/5f2a3a56-cb68-…

Philadelphia councilmembers reaffirmed their support for Graduate Employees Together — University of Pennsylvania after a late-night tentative agreement concluded over a year of negotiations between graduate workers and Penn. thedp.com/db05152a-5f0d-…

The GETUP-UAW Bargaining Committee unanimously recommends that grad workers vote YES to approve this agreement as our first union contract next week! See some of the highlights here and view the complete agreement on our website.

Under the tentative agreement reached by Penn and its graduate student union, the new minimum annual stipend for graduate workers now more closely mimics funding offered by peer institutions. thedp.com/a9a08b78-ad88-…

Penn’s graduate student union reached a historic tentative contract agreement late last night, narrowly averting a strike. ⬇️

Congrats to our UAW siblings at Penn on winning their tentative agreement the night before their strike deadline 🎉 Strike threats work 👀

Graduate student workers at Penn reach a tentative agreement, avoiding a strike ebx.sh/nMKeuF