The Graduate Workers of Columbia-UAW Organizing Committee would like to share with you a solidarity statement on the conflict in Armenia written by one of the graduate workers. My name is Vaneh Hovsepian, and I am a PhD candidate at
We met with the University last Friday, October 16, to continue working towards our first collective bargaining agreement. The session proved to be productive with some significant progress for our negotiations overall. However, we are still far apart on many
We are writing to urge you to participate in two important initiatives geared towards getting workers at Columbia the health and childcare benefits they deserve. As the impact of COVID-19 continues to unfold, GWC’s Bargaining Committee (BC) is pressuring the
Dear Graduate Workers of Columbia, CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A COMMENT TO DHS. On September 25, the Department of Homeland Security proposed a rule that would shorten the length of time international students and scholars may remain in the United
On Wednesday, October 7, we resumed contract negotiations with Columbia in our first session since August and since the election of eight new members to the Bargaining Committee. We were pleased to see Interim Provost Ira Katznelson at the session,
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security proposed a rule that would shorten the length of time international students and scholars may remain in the United States before applying for a visa renewal. The proposed rule is a part of