by caltechgpu | May 1, 2025 | Updates
TL;DR: We’ve taken several actions to support science funding and international students over the past month, and received our contracted $800 bonus! Next month: executive board and steward elections. Happy May Day! On this International Workers’ Day, let’s reflect on...
by caltechgpu | Apr 24, 2025 | Updates
Caltech has a responsibility to protect its international scholars, which make up over half of its graduate student workers (GSW) and postdoc population. The GSWs and postdocs of UAW 2478, in solidarity with these international scholars, have written a list of demands...
by caltechgpu | Apr 17, 2025 | Updates
TL;DR:GSWs and Postdocs unite at this critical juncture! On Friday, April 25th, workers will be delivering this list of demands to Caltech’s administration. RSVP here! Over the last two months, we have seen academic scholars targeted, across the US, in a broad federal...
by caltechgpu | Apr 7, 2025 | Updates
Important reminder: our Kill the Cuts rally is TOMORROW, 4/8! Remember to wear your CGPU shirt! If you have a metro card, bring it; we will have many metro cards available if you cannot. At 10:30 tomorrow morning, hundreds of Caltech grads and postdocs will gather...
by caltechgpu | Apr 2, 2025 | Updates
TL;DR: Our bylaws have been ratified and our contract is now in effect! RSVP to next Tuesday’s 4/8 “Kill the Cuts” protest where we will march in DTLA with other Grad and Postdoc Unions to protest federal attacks on science funding. Yesterday, our union...
by caltechgpu | Mar 28, 2025 | Updates
TL;DR: You must be a union member to vote on our union bylaws this Monday 3/31. RSVP to the Tuesday 4/8 “Kill the Cuts” protest where we will march in DTLA with other Grad and Postdoc Unions to protest federal attacks on science funding. As we build towards a Caltech...
