Bargaining Portal
In the coming months, postdocs (PDs) and graduate student workers (GSWs) will negotiate our first union contract that will enshrine our rights and benefits. The involvement of every single PD and GSW is critical to our success. Whatever we win in our contract, we win together. To move on important issues, Caltech administration will need to see that PDs and GSWs are united, mobilized, informed, and serious about our bargaining demands. The more PDs and GSWs that participate in the bargaining process, the better positioned we are collectively to negotiate for a contract that will serve all of us effectively. To engage:
- Attend a training session to learn how contracts have been won at other universities and how we plan to win our own. Stay up-to-date on bargaining updates.
- Show support for our proposals by signing our Initial Bargaining Demands or by attending a bargaining session.
- Prove to Caltech administrators that we are ready to escalate in increasing numbers if needed by bringing your lab to rallies and actions
- Keep your colleagues engaged and up-to-date about the most recent proposals
- Get involved!
From our overwhelming mandate won in our union election and our initial bargaining demands, it’s clear that PDs and GSWs are excited to negotiate workplace improvements and exercise the power we are building. United for a better Caltech.
Linked in our tracker below are proposals that have formally passed at the bargaining table between our elected bargaining team and administration’s bargaining team. “Tentative Agreements” or “TAs” have been agreed to by both teams to be set aside while negotiations of remaining articles continue. Notably, no article is in effect until a majority of PDs and a majority of GSWs vote to ratify the entire contract.