by Justin | Jan 14, 2022 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Luis Feliz Leon, Real News Network
As was the case in the John Deere strike last year, workers are growing increasingly confident in their ability to challenge the authority of their leadership, face down threats, and reject subpar tentative agreements in the hopes of reversing concessions or making...
by Justin | Jan 11, 2022 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Student Workers of Columbia, Support the Struggle
Can you donate to their hardship fund?
by Justin | Jan 10, 2022 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Jonah Furman, Student Workers of Columbia, Who Gets the Bird
The largest strike in the country is no more; the thousands of student workers with UAW Local 2110 striking Columbia University have won an agreement that includes some big ticket items like big raises, recognition of the entire bargaining unit, and third-party...
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...