Negotiations remain at standstill between Columbia, GWC-UAW nearly one week into strike

by Justin | Mar 20, 2021 | Collective Bargaining, Graduate Workers, GWC-UAW 2110

Columbia and the Graduate Workers of Columbia-United Auto Workers reached a standstill during Thursday’s negotiations with no proposals presented or positions changed. This concludes a week of little movement at the table while student-workers continue striking for a...

Five days into Columbia student-worker strike, NYU graduate workers announce strike vote

by Justin | Mar 20, 2021 | Collective Bargaining, Graduate Workers, GSOC-UAW 2110, New York University

Similar to the GWC-UAW’s strike after two years of unsuccessful bargaining, the GSOC-UAW’s announcement follows the union’s nine months of bargaining with New York University. The GSOC-UAW claims that the university administration has refused to concede to many of its...

Talk of Filibuster Reform Bodes Well For The PRO Act

by Justin | Mar 18, 2021 | Collective Bargaining, Opinion, President Joseph Biden, PRO Act, Right-to-Work, Uncategorized

With the modern filibuster’s days possibly numbered, labor law reform may finally pass the Senate.Read the article here.

After two years of unsuccessful negotiations, Columbia University student-workers are officially on strike

by Justin | Mar 16, 2021 | Collective Bargaining, Columbia University, Graduate Workers, UAW Local 2110

This moment is the culmination of two years of unsuccessful negotiations with Columbia for the union’s first labor contract. The strike will continue indefinitely until the University and GWC-UAW bargaining committee reach an agreement on the seven open articles still...

Graduate-Student Workers At Columbia Threaten To Strike

by Justin | Mar 7, 2021 | Collective Bargaining, Columbia University, GWC-UAW 2110

Upward of 3,000 Columbia graduate-student workers are poised to stop grading papers, shelve teaching assignments and suspend research on March 15 if their bargaining unit and university administrators have not reached a contract agreement.  The strike threat comes two...

Columbia: Agree to a Fair Contract Now!

by Justin | Mar 1, 2021 | Collective Bargaining, Columbia University, GWC-UAW 2110

After two years at the bargaining table, Columbia is still refusing to agree to a fair contract for graduate workers. Last Spring, we voted 96% YES to authorize the bargaining committee to call a strike if needed. We stand behind our mandate and have set a strike date...