After reaching tentative agreement with University, SWC has voted to end strike
“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.”
Columbia Reaches Tentative Agreement With SWC-UAW
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.
How Generous Is Columbia University Really?
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.
Strange Beasts 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...