Can you chip in to help SWC-UAW workers recover from their 10-week strike?
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Jonah Furman: The week in US unions, January 1-8, 2022
The largest strike in the country is no more; the thousands of student workers with UAW Local 2110 striking Columbia University have won an agreement that includes some big ticket items like big raises, recognition of the entire bargaining unit, and third-party...
Opinion: Why manufacturing has seen the biggest spike in workers quitting
Manufacturing has weathered the biggest surge in workers quitting — a nearly 60 percent jump compared with pre-pandemic. No other industry has seen an increase like that. The reality is the sector no longer provides the good-paying jobs it once did. From 1976 to 2006,...
NY Times: Student Workers at Columbia End 10-Week Strike After Reaching a Deal
Student workers at Columbia University gave their tentative blessing on Friday to a new contract that raises their wages and improves their health benefits, ending a 10-week strike that disrupted some classes and strained relations with administrators. Those on both...
After reaching tentative agreement with University, SWC has voted to end strike
“I think everyone’s really celebrating. It’s been 10 hard weeks. There’s been a lot of personal sacrifice that people made for the greater good.”