Our next bargaining session on May 1, 2-6pm in Broadway Room (2W), Lerner Center, will be particularly important as we make progress towards a strong first contract. Not only will we be celebrating International Workers Day, the Bargaining Committee will
Notice of Summer Bargaining Referendum
Notice of Summer Bargaining Referendum A vote on bargaining over the summer term will take place from Monday, May 6 to Tuesday, May 14 at 5pm. Please see below for more election information and a sample ballot. You can read
Statement on UndoCU
The GWC Organizing Committee stands in solidarity with UndoCU’s demands for justice for undocumented students on the Columbia campus. We believe that this administration has consistently failed undocumented students, a fact that is especially glaring since UndoCU issued its demands
Statement on Barnard Public Safety
As the Organizing Committee of the Graduate Workers of Columbia, we condemn in the strongest possible terms Barnard Public Safety’s use of racial profiling and physical force against Alexander McNab, a Black student, on Barnard’s campus on the night of
Sudan Solidarity Statement
Congratulations to the protesters in Sudan for their work in ousting President Bashir as well as the Minister of Defense Awad Ibn Auf. In the beginning of the year, our organizing committee released a statement of solidarity with the ongoing
Bargaining Session #6: Columbia continues to deny the reality of our working conditions
Bargaining continues! During our 5-hour long session this Thursday, the key issues we discussed were workload and intellectual property. In what was our fifth bargaining session, the GWC-UAW Bargaining Committee continued the push for a strong and fair contract only
Bargaining Session #5: Columbia Clings to the Status Quo
At our fourth bargaining session on Tuesday, Columbia once again showed its unwillingness to bargain on real improvements to workers’ conditions beyond the status quo. We knew that we would have to advocate for our members, but we didn’t anticipate
Bargaining Session #5: Columbia Clings to the Status Quo
At our fourth bargaining session on Tuesday, Columbia once again showed its unwillingness to bargain on real improvements to workers’ conditions beyond the status quo. We knew that we would have to advocate for our members, but we didn’t anticipate
Bargaining Session #4: Columbia team confused and unprepared
Dear Graduate Workers of Columbia! GWC-UAW got a little bit closer to our first contract with Columbia University on Friday during our fourth bargaining session. That said, the Columbia team seemed… well…kind of out of touch with the reality of