by Justin | Dec 8, 2021 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, In These Times, Student Workers of Columbia
The dispute over whether the university can legally hire permanent replacements for the strikers centers on competing visions of what type of strike is happening. The union says that it is out on an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike, in which case it would be illegal...
by Justin | Dec 7, 2021 | Columbia Spectator, Columbia University, Student Workers of Columbia
The union contends that this strike falls into the classification of an unfair labor practice strike, which would make replacement of their labor an illegal retaliatory act. Before going on strike on Nov. 3, the SWC-UAW filed two unfair labor practice charges with the...
by Justin | Dec 4, 2021 | Columbia University, CounterPunch, Student Workers of Columbia
At every turn, the “Activist Ivy” has dragged its heels in the process of recognizing and respecting the union. Columbia pays a fancy lawyer at Proskauer Rose over one thousand dollars an hour to defend their right to pay their own employees unfairly. Columbia...
by Justin | Dec 4, 2021 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Newsweek, Student Workers of Columbia
Columbia University in New York sent an email to 3,000 striking graduate student workers Thursday threatening to permanently replace them if they do not return to their jobs. The email, sent by the university’s human resources department, stated that any...
by Justin | Dec 1, 2021 | Columbia University, Student Workers of Columbia
After three sessions with third-party mediator Kevin Flanigan, the Student Workers of Columbia-United Auto Workers and Columbia continue pushing toward an agreement. They hope to make meaningful progress on issues that are not yet resolved, starting with arbitration...
by Justin | Nov 30, 2021 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Labor Reporters, Maximillian Alvarez, Student Workers of Columbia, Working People
Back in the spring, the Working people podcast spoke with three graduate student workers at Columbia University who were on strike with other members of the Student Workers of Columbia union, UAW Local 2110. After rank-and-file members rejected the tentative agreement...
