Email Digest

The election to decide whether we form a union of graduate students and postdocs at Caltech is this week. Our union, composed of and governed democratically by all of us, will give us a unique opportunity to bargain for improvements to our working conditions and...

We are writing as postdoc and graduate student parents at Caltech, encouraging you to vote YES in the upcoming union election on January 31 and February 1 at Ramo Auditorium. As academic parents, we deal with a number of challenges balancing our diverse...

We, the undersigned current international graduate students and postdocs at Caltech, are writing to you today to encourage you to vote YES in the upcoming union election on January 31 and February 1 at Ramo Auditorium. More than forty percent of graduate students and...

My name is Ruby Byrne, and I am a postdoc in PMA. I’m reaching out to all of you in my Caltech community to share my experiences with unionization and to counter misinformation I’ve heard surrounding our own upcoming union election. As you know, at the end of this...

We are graduate students and postdocs from all six divisions. We power Caltech’s research endeavors, committed to scientific curiosity, diligent research, and close collaboration. We’re voting “yes” on January 31st and February 1st to form our union, CGPU-UAW, so that...

Friendly reminder that there are two CGPU-UAW coffee hours this week. Come on by for some free coffee, hang out in an informal environment, and ask any questions you have about forming a union. Coffee Hour 1: 1/9 at 3:00 pm in the Watson Courtyard Coffee Hour 2: 1/10...

TL;DR: Our election is coming up at the end of the month. Want to help win our union? Fill out this form! Welcome back and happy new year! In case you missed it, grads and postdocs will be able to vote “yes” in an election later this month to officially form our...

Two months after filing union authorization cards, Caltech graduate students and postdocs will have the opportunity to vote in an election to officially form our union. Our voices will be heard thanks to the tireless work of graduate students and postdocs who...

Reminder to join your colleagues at the C/GPU election and bargaining info session TODAY at 5pm on Zoom! As we approach a union election and contract negotiation, it is critical that grads and postdocs are as informed and engaged as possible. Grad students from the...

TL;DR: Curious about our road to election? Questions about the bargaining process? Opinions about what should be in our future contract? RSVP HERE for our open forum on Zoom! Last Thursday, C/GPU-UAW delivered union authorization cards to the National Labor Relations...