Author: cgeadmin
Employee Intimidation Leads to No Vote
The Day After We Win Our Union
We’ve received a fair amount of questions, both online and in townhalls, about what Penn State will look like in the days and months after we vote to unionize. How will we negotiate with Penn State? What happens to offers already made to new graduate assistants? How will things change? Before getting into the nitty […]
What a Union Means to an International Graduate Assistant
My name is Farzin Haddadpour, I’m an international graduate assistant from Iran and a second year Ph.D. student in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department. Those of us who are from different countries know we go through a long administrative process to receive the visa that allows us to come here, but what our […]
PLRB Ruling on Fairness Center
Voting Dates and Details
Better wages for graduate assistants aren’t a zero-sum game
Folks don't like losing money, and graduate assistants are no exception. We’ve worked hard to get to Penn State, and we work hard once we're here. So the thought of salaries going down does—as it would for any person—cause a bit of heartburn. The risk of some salaries (usually those at the top) going down […]
Election Dates
Expanded FAQ, Round 2
We’ve been getting more and more questions, and we’re happy to answer them! If yours fell through the cracks, drop us a line and we’ll get right on it. If you have a question that isn’t addressed here, fill out our anonymous form and we’ll get to it ASAP! Make sure to check out […]
Expanded FAQ!
We’ve gotten a ton of questions since our FAQ went up, and we want to make sure we address them! If you asked a question and don’t see it here, shoot us a Facebook message and we’ll make sure it gets addressed. If you have a new question that isn’t addressed, fill out this anonymous […]