SAVE THE DATE: 10/15 #WeAreWorkers Grad Worker Unionization Roundtable Discussion
GRADUATE WORKER UNIONIZATION: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION DATE AND TIME: Thursday October 15th, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. LOCATION: Jerome Greene Hall 103 (Columbia Law School, 435 W. 116th St.) Over the past year and a half, graduate students at Columbia have
OPT Follow-up
Thanks for joining us at the OPT STEM extension information session hosted on September 18th by the Graduate Workers of Columbia, the union for research and teaching assistants at Columbia, and co-sponsored by the Indian Students Association at Columbia and
Health Insurance Gap for Some Continuing Grads on Morningside Campus
Is your health insurance coverage active right now? Some Columbia graduate students on Morningside campus have experienced a gap in insurance coverage. The Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC) and Graduate Workers of Columbia (GWC) are sending a letter to the
OPT Information Session and Q&A – Attn: International STEM Students
Have you heard about possible restrictions on the rights of international student workers to work in the United States after graduation? Access to Optional Practical Training (OPT) for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) grad workers is potentially in jeopardy.
Summer Barbecue at Morningside Park
Thank you to everyone who came out to our summer barbecue. We had folks come from across campus, including special guests from the Columbia, Barnard, and Teacher’s College support staff (UAW Local 2110), Barnard Contingent Faculty (BCF-UAW Local 2110), and
Winning Improvements for Grad Workers with Families
HELPING MAKE COLUMBIA MORE FAMILY-FRIENDLY We’re writing to update you on a major achievement by Columbia graduate workers. Two days ago Dean Carlos Alonso sent out an email announcing improved benefits for funded PhD students with families, including extended parental
NLRB Update; organizing for due process
NLRB CASE MOVES FORWARD Final briefs in our hearings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) were filed yesterday. You can read them here. We are confident that the Board will decide in our favor based on the facts presented
NLRB Hearings Have Concluded
We hope your summer is off to a good start! We’re writing you with an update on our campaign to win back the right to collective bargaining and recognition of our union. The last month of hearings at the National
GSAS Dean announces intl grad summer funding after our petition!
International graduate workers have been busy this semester! During our February town hall international graduate workers from across departments came together and discussed our experiences as international students at Columbia. From this discussion we decided to start meeting weekly to