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...
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...
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...
by Justin | Feb 27, 2021 | Collective Bargaining, Columbia University, GWC-UAW 2110, Postdoctoral Researchers
Standing on the steps of Low Library, graduate and undergraduate student workers of the Graduate Workers of Columbia-United Auto Workers announced on Thursday their intention to strike on March 15. Union members plan to stop teaching classes and conducting research...
by Justin | Nov 13, 2020 | Columbia University, GWC-UAW 2110, UAW Local 2110
GWC-UAW is now proposing numerous improvements to health care across Columbia, including cheaper coverage for prescription drugs; emergency, mental health, and gender-affirming health care services; and vision and dental care. These demands are especially necessary...
by Justin | Sep 11, 2020 | Columbia University, Postdoctoral Researchers, Unionization
Around 1700 postdocs at Columbia University in New York City have formed a union – the first of its kind at a private US university – through the United Auto Workers (UAW), one of the largest unions in North America. Nicholas Tay, a chemistry postdoc at Columbia who...
