by Justin | Jan 8, 2022 | Ashley Wong, Columbia University, New York Times, Student Workers of Columbia
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...
by Justin | Jan 7, 2022 | Columbia Spectator, Columbia University, Student Workers of Columbia
“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.”
by Justin | Jan 7, 2022 | Columbia Spectator, Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Student Workers of Columbia
Columbia University and the Student Workers of Columbia-UAW have reached a Tentative Agreement on a four-year labor contract. The Union has informed the university that its strike ended today at noon. Read the article here.
by Justin | Jan 4, 2022 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Opinion, Student Workers of Columbia, Wall Street Journal
In its quest to casualize academic labor, Columbia refuses to recognize hundreds of student workers. Meanwhile, the university increases the cost of tuition to cover the bloated salaries of administrators. Read the article here.
by Justin | Jan 2, 2022 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Student Workers of Columbia
Over the course of the pandemic, Columbia’s alleged financial crisis was at the heart of their anti-unionization push. This was quickly revealed to be a lie, as Columbia’s wealth grew $3.3 billion in 2020, amounting to a staggering $14 billion endowment. After the...
by Justin | Jan 1, 2022 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Jonah Furman, Student Workers of Columbia, Who Gets the Bird
Columbia University’s administration has tabled its “best and final offer” for UAW Local 2110, and it seems like the final sticking point is primarily over recognition of “casual” and hourly student workers as members of the bargaining unit. Whether the union will...