On a recently launched website titled “Facts 4 Penn Postdocs,” Penn administrators present a series of prompts and FAQs that mischaracterize the facts about Penn Postdocs’ and Research Associates’ efforts to form a union. While this is disappointing, particularly for an educational institution, it is not surprising. Forming a union provides academic workers with the right to collectively bargain, which helps to equalize the power relationship between employers and employees. For this ...
