USC’s union of postdoctoral scholars voted 96% to reject USC’s “last, best, and final” offer, an Instagram post announcing the voting results read. The vote saw 64% turnout.

USC released its “final” offer on Sept. 10. In an Instagram post on Sept. 12, the postdoctoral union criticized the offer for not addressing several of the union’s demands, including salary increases, financial support for international postdocs and improved healthcare and childcare benefits.

In a statement to the Daily Trojan on Sept. 15, the University wrote that it has been engaged in “good faith” negotiations for over a year and had reached many agreements with the postdoctoral union over the course of 21 meetings. The University wrote that it hoped to finalize a contract “soon.”

The union’s Instagram post requested that USC return to the bargaining table and select a third-party mediator to aid in futher negotiations.

Correction: A previous version of this article stated that USC’s union of postdoctoral scholars voted 94% to reject the University’s “last, best, and final” offer. The article was updated Oct. 15 at 5:30 p.m. to reflect that 96% of voters in the union rejected the offer. The Daily Trojan regrets this error.