Updates

In August, JPLers and Caltech workers came together with The Planetary Society to discuss how workers can advocate for the science and space exploration we believe in. We heard how a movement of scientists and research workers came together to urge Congress to reject...

TL;DR – The JPL Town Hall on Unionization featuring Representative Judy Chu will take place on March 13, 2026 at 12PM on Microsoft Teams. RSVP here to get updates. JPL Management has rescinded our booking for von Karman auditorium, but JPLers will still be coming...

TL;DR – JPL Workers are coming together for a JWU Town Hall at von Karman auditorium and online on March 13, 2026 from noon–1 pm. RSVP here. JPLers have questions about forming a union – How would unionization work at JPL? How can a union help with the Lab’s present...

TL;DR – Our union needs your help. We need to collect signed cards from a supermajority of JPLers. Click here to indicate your preference on how to help. There are many ways to help! You and I are both experiencing tumultuous change in our work lives and beyond. This...

JPL has undergone significant changes since we began forming our union, JPL Workers United - UAW (JWU-UAW). The re-org and layoffs have fundamentally shifted our workplace and many of us are grappling with uncertainty about our futures. While our legislative work...

As we approach the end of the year, I wanted to take a moment to share why I am organizing to form a union. I believe that it’s important for us as workers to have more power within the workplace and society to protect our funding, science for the public good, our...

I hope you had a great holiday last week. I am writing to share a new video where my colleagues and I share some of the reasons we are forming a union. I love what I do at JPL, but upper management’s decisions during layoffs and the re-org have made it difficult to...

This week, I attended a campaign launch with hundreds of UAW members from across the state to support SB607, the California Science and Health Research Bond Act backed by UAW. SB607 will establish the California Foundation for Science and Health Research Council and...

The JPL Town Hall on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 left us, again, with more questions than answers. Prior to the Town Hall, JPL workers signed and delivered an open letter to Director Dave Gallagher asking for additional information about the necessity of layoffs and how...

Upper management recently came out with a website presenting information about unionization. We have received many questions from coworkers about the accuracy of the information on management’s website, and many have been wondering  who it was created by, how much it...