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UPenn graduate workers set strike date if no contract by Feb. 17

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About 3,400 graduate student workers (GET-UP/UAW) announced they will strike on Feb. 17 unless a first contract is reached, citing wages, healthcare, and support for international workers.

This alert was originally created on 16 January 2026.

Public Impact

🏫 Schools

Effective Dates

Updates

Feb 17, 2026
Graduate Employees Together–University of Pennsylvania (GET-UP/UAW) reached a tentative agreement with the University on Feb. 17, canceling the planned indefinite strike set to begin that day.

Organizers

  • Graduate Employees Together–University of Pennsylvania (GET-UP)
  • United Auto Workers (UAW)

Affected Locations

  • Philadelphia, PA

Sources

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