On Monday, June 15, the Bargaining Committee resumed negotiations with Columbia University over the first collective bargaining agreement and the unit’s position on safety and workload issues that continue to unfold as a result of COVID-19 emergency measures taken by
6/18 International Student Town Hall
Why can’t ISSO hold regular telephone hours like many peer institutions? What is Columbia’s Office of Government and Community Affairs (GCA) doing at the government level to advocate for international students and scholars? Why have both ISSO and GCA declined
Employee Rights to a Safe Workplace During COVID-19
As the University continues moving toward returning to normal operations, student workers have raised a variety of related concerns regarding health and safety. It is important to remember that student workers have the right to a safe workplace and the
BLM Solidarity Actions
We have attached some resources about actions you can take in solidarity with BLM locally: Sign These Petitions: https://nocopunions.com/ — Ask unions to disaffiliate from cop unions (does not mean cops would not have unions, only that they would be
Columbia Must Condemn Xenophobic Policies/哥大应以谴责特朗普排外政策
Columbia Must Condemn Xenophobic Policies We condemn in the strongest possible terms the recent Presidential Proclamation restricting and revoking student visas for some PRC nationals, and the proposed SECURE Campus Act which expands these restrictions to all STEM fields. While
Statement on Police Brutality
The GWC-UAW Local 2110 Organizing Committee stands with the protesters fighting the police state that is responsible for the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery and many others. The police threaten the lives of Black and