Bargaining Updates
We have a contract!
For the first time in history, Caltech Graduate Student Workers and Postdocs have a ratified contract, negotiated on equal footing with the Caltech administration. 60% of grads and postdocs voted, with 86% voting yes! This victory belongs to all of us—everyone who...
READ FULL TENTATIVE AGREEMENT; Last Chance Picket CANCELED!
TL;DR: WE HAVE REACHED A FULL TENTATIVE AGREEMENT! The ratification vote of said Tentative Agreement will be on January 28-29th through a secure, online vote. Read more about the vote to ratify our first union contract and find resources to help understand its...
Strike Authorization Vote: We Said YES
My name is Desiderio; I’m a GSW in Computation and Neural Systems. At our 600-person membership meeting on Nov. 19th, we committed to collectively fight to build a Caltech for everyone. The results of the Strike Authorization Vote reflect that commitment: more than...
Strike Authorization Vote TOMORROW
Important reminder: the Strike Authorization Vote is TOMORROW! What: A secure, confidential vote to authorize your bargaining team to call for a strike IF circumstances justify it. This is NOT a vote to go on strike!When: Wed-Thurs, December 4-5 (polls open at 8am...
ACTION WORKS: Progress as We Await Economic Proposals
Within 48hrs of the Mass Membership Meeting, Caltech administration: Responded with their first healthcare proposal Doubled the number of scheduled bargaining dates through January (6→13 days)! Proposed an Agency Shop in their first counter proposal on Union Security,...
Membership Approves Resolution for Strike Authorization Vote
TL;DR: Hundreds decided at yesterday’s Mass Membership Meeting to call on our bargaining team to hold a Strike Authorization Vote (SAV) online on December 4th and 5th to win a fair contract. Commit to voting yes! Yesterday, grads and postdocs made history at Caltech....
Bargaining Update: 6 Months In, What’s Next?
Happy Halloween! RSVP to the Mass Membership Meeting on 11/19 at 5pm on the Parsons-Gates Lawn to stand up and rally for a fair contract! Our bargaining teams have just finished another two days of negotiations on 10/28-29. Current progress: Caltech admin were...
Major Bargaining Progress: Building a Caltech for Everyone
Sign up to help win your contract & attend a brief organizer training Over the last two days of bargaining on Oct. 14-15, major progress has been made towards winning more rights for Postdocs and Graduate Student Workers (GSWs). But there is still no new money on...
On Requests for Information
Recently, you received communication from Dean David Chan regarding requests for information (RFIs) made by your elected bargaining representatives. Requests for information put us on equal footing with the Caltech administration by ensuring that the same data is...
Caltech leads beyond research: New wins from bargaining!
A six-session bargaining marathon concluded yesterday afternoon with several industry-leading protections for Caltech GSWs and postdocs. FOUR MAJOR WINS! Prohibition Against Discrimination, Unlawful Harassment, & Abusive Conduct A new standard among private...