On Sunday, the Student Workers of Columbia (SWC) and the University announced they will be entering into a mediation period, negotiating contract demands via a third-party arbitrator. This news comes in light of the union’s ongoing strike, which began November 3. However, unlike in Spring 2021 when the Union’s Bargaining Committee agreed to pause the strike to enter mediation, the current strike will continue even as mediation gets underway. 

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