Hear why I support forming a union

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...

JPLers Support $23 Billion Bond to Fund Science

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...

JPL Town Hall leaves us with more questions

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...

Response to JPL’s “Be Informed” Website

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...

Open Letter to Director Dave Gallagher

We are writing to express concern over JPL’s layoffs. While the lab is clearly moving through a period ofuncertainty, we do not understand how an informed strategy can be made without knowing Congress’ budgetpriorities – something which has continued to evolve over...