Caltech grad students and postdocs secure pay rises and better benefits
By 
Rebecca Trager2025-02-04T15:30:00
After months of negotiations union helps academics secure expanded protections and new rights
Graduate student workers and postdocs at Caltech are the latest in the US to score big wins in a new contract that was negotiated through a local chapter of the United Auto Workers (UAW). The contract, which was ratified on 29 January and slated to begin on 1 April, includes raises for the university’s graduate researchers and postdocs that represent increases of 25% and 13%, respectively, from autumn 2022 to autumn 2025.