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  • RAPUP UAW Authorization Card

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Are you funded by an individual fellowship or training grant (e.g. NIH, NSF, HHMI)?
  • If Yes, how is your pay distributed?
  • I hereby join with my co-workers to improve our wages, our working conditions, and our lives. I authorize Research Associates and Postdocs United at Penn—International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (RAPUP-UAW) to represent me in collective bargaining. I understand that I will not pay dues or fees until a contract has been democratically approved by Penn postdoctoral scholars and research associates.

  • Date*
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    2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
  • What matters most to you as a researcher and scholar at Penn?

    Circle a number to indicate whether/how you’d like to see the following issues addressed in a contract:1 = Not important to me 3= Protect what I have 5 = Improve on what I have
  • Raises the minimum salary and guarantees annual salary increases
  • Guarantees salary increases with experience
  • Ensures longer visa terms for international scholars
  • Enhances protections for international scholars, including support for visa travel and fees
  • Prevents excessive working hours and abuse from superiors
  • Protects against discrimination based on race, gender, or ethnicity, as well as sexual and power-based harassment
  • Establishes a fair grievance procedure
  • Expands family leave, childcare support, and other family-friendly policies
  • Guarantees affordable healthcare, vision, and dental insurance benefits
  • Expands retirement benefits
  • Improves public transit commuter benefits
  • Strengthens job security through multi-year appointments
  • Provides support for relocation and moving costs for new hires
  • Enhances opportunities for professional development
  • Other
  • pennpostdocunion.org

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