We are proud to announce that the bargaining goals have been ratified with 91% of the vote, with 1,307 workers voting (1,188 yes to 119 no). We now have all the components in place to bargain with Columbia…except a willing
Organizing Meeting 20170426
Our organizing meeting this week got to enjoy leftover coffee and cookies from the Bargaining Committee’s town halls! Here’s what we talked about: Organizing on Campus and in the Community In the past week, the Bargaining Committee has held town
Vote Open for Initial Bargaining Goals
This morning we sent out an email with a link to vote on our bargaining committee’s initial bargaining goals. If you have not received this link please go here and let us know; we will send you a link. Please
Organizing Meeting 20170419
We first discussed the meetings we had around campus last week, including the two general meetings and our visit to EGSC. The general meetings were very helpful for the bargaining committee and a good opportunity to update everyone on the
GWC Initial Bargaining Goals Proposal
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to present our initial bargaining goals. Here is a link to the full version, as well as a summarized version here. These proposals will be presented at general meetings to be held at both Columbia’s
Important general meeting; upcoming vote on bargaining goals
We’re excited to announce that a majority of graduate workers have filled out the bargaining survey! If you haven’t done so yet, please go here to join the nearly 2,000 of our colleagues and fill out the GWC-UAW Local 2110
Important general meeting; upcoming vote on bargaining goals
We’re excited to announce that a majority of graduate workers have filled out the bargaining survey! If you haven’t done so yet, please go here to join the nearly 2,000 of our colleagues and fill out the GWC-UAW Local 2110
March for Science; GWC Meeting Tonight
GWC-UAW is co-sponsoring turnout from Columbia, for the March for Science in D.C. and the satellite march in NYC with the Engineering Graduate Student Council (EGSC) the Columbia University Science Policy Initiative (CUSP) the Graduate Student Organization (GSO) Queer in
Columbia Delays Again; meeting next Thursday
Over the weekend, Columbia’s administration and their lawyers chose to appeal the regional NLRB’s recommendation to dismiss the University’s objections to our December election. While we are optimistic that the Board in Washington, D.C., will uphold the regional NLRB recommendation
Regional NLRB Rejects Columbia’s Objections!
Today, the regional National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision rejecting Columbia’s objections to our historic unionization election. The NLRB hearing officer recommends “overruling the Employer’s objections in their entirety” and concludes that Columbia “has failed to demonstrate that