It’s official! We get to vote for GWC-UAW as our union on December 7 and 8, 2016. We have huge, exciting news! The regional National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) just announced the dates for our election on unionization at Columbia,
Why we requested a debate with the Provost
As we await the Provost’s decision whether or not to accept our invitation to debate the unionization of graduate workers, I wanted to share my first-hand account attending one of the recent administration-led town hall events that inspired our debate
An invitation to the Provost
Today, the Graduate Workers of Columbia (GWC-UAW Local 2110) Organizing Committee has invited Provost Coatsworth to participate in a debate on the unionization of graduate workers at Columbia University. We have asked him to respond by Wednesday, October 26, and
“Full Smirk”
“Full Smirk.” That was what Carlos Alonso, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, wrote in response to an undergraduate reporter asking for an interview on our unionization campaign recently. His comment shows that we cannot rely on
Take on Sexual Harassment in the Academy
Dear Colleagues, I work at Columbia University Medical Center, and I perform research on neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately, I and many of my colleagues have discovered the hard way that Columbia has woefully insufficient and ineffective mechanisms for addressing