GSOC and supporters rally for strike authorization vote

by Justin | Mar 24, 2021 | Graduate Workers, GSOC-UAW 2110, New York University

Members of the Graduate Student Organizing Committee gathered at Gould Plaza yesterday to mark the start of their vote on a strike authorization. They were joined by supporters from labor unions and activist groups from across the city, including faculty members,...

Columbia Student Workers Continue Strike for Fair Wages, Protection from Harassment & Discrimination

by Justin | Mar 24, 2021 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, GWC-UAW 2110

Here in New York, over 3,000 research and teaching assistants at Columbia University are on day 10 of their strike demanding fair wages, improvements to healthcare and child care provisions. Workers are also asking for third-party arbitration in cases of harassment...

Graduate workers announce strike vote as contract deadlock continues

by Justin | Mar 23, 2021 | Graduate Workers, GSOC-UAW 2110, New York University

Members of the Graduate Student Organizing Committee will start voting tomorrow on whether to authorize a strike after nine months of bargaining with NYU have failed to produce a new contract for the over 2,000 graduate student workers represented by the union. The...

UCSD Students, Faculty Push Back Against Steep Rent Hikes

by Justin | Mar 22, 2021 | Graduate Workers, UAW Local 2865

Graduate students already living on campus will not be subject to the largest rent hikes planned for this summer, but the 3 percent increase is still concerning for many who live on limited stipends from the university, including Alli Carlise, a member of the UAW 2865...

Columbia Graduate Workers Are on Strike. Other Higher-Ed Workers Should Follow Their Lead.

by Justin | Mar 21, 2021 | Graduate Workers, GWC-UAW 2110

While the law is unambiguous, the Columbia administration has continued to obstruct organizing efforts using an array of typical union-busting methods. In 2016, when the NLRB held a formal vote, the university’s anti-union campaign led to more than six hundred workers...

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...