by Justin | Dec 14, 2021 | Columbia Spectator, Columbia University, Student Workers of Columbia
The picket line has brought its strikers friendship, unity, and proximity to that sought-after contract. For Tamara Hache and Niccolò Bigagli, it has also brought them love. Hache and Bigagli found themselves near each other on a picket line during the strike this...
by Justin | Dec 13, 2021 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Student Workers of Columbia, Work Stoppage Podcast
On a very special interview episode of Work Stoppage, we were lucky enough to be joined by Charlie, a PhD student and organizer with Student Workers of Columbia, who are currently engaged in the largest strike in the country. We discuss the history of student worker...
by Justin | Dec 11, 2021 | Columbia University, Student Workers of Columbia
On Thursday, Columbia Provost Mary Bryce issued a statement denouncing Wednesday’s action. She claimed that the picketers had subjected individuals trying to enter the campus to physical harassment and had caused several injuries. She provided no corroborating...
by Justin | Dec 11, 2021 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Peoples Dispatch, Student Workers of Columbia
The graduate workers union, a local of the United Auto Workers, has filed two unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board. If the Board rules in their favor, it would classify the strike as an unfair labor practice strike and make the...
by Justin | Dec 10, 2021 | ACT-UAW Local 7902, Columbia University, New School Free Press, Student Workers of Columbia
Numerous unions from across New York City were present at the picket line supporting Columbia student workers including ACT-UAW Local 7902 the union that represents New School part-time faculty, health workers, and student workers as well as NYU adjunct...
by Justin | Dec 9, 2021 | Ashley Wong, Columbia University, Graduate Workers, New York Times, Student Workers of Columbia
The picket line came days after Dan Driscoll, the vice president of the university’s human resources department, sent an email to student workers saying that those who did not return to work by Friday were not guaranteed jobs next semester. The widely circulated email...
