At our most recent bargaining session on January 14 we first heard from the Executive Vice President of Finance Anne Sullivan who provided information regarding some of the financial challenges currently facing the University. The report that we heard from
Bargaining Update from January 12 Session
We had our first bargaining session of 2021 on Tuesday, January 12. Both sides introduced a number of revised proposals. Our discussions highlighted continued disagreements between GWC and Columbia, which we will continue to work through in future sessions. We
Bargaining Update from December 21 Session
We started this session with a conversation with two representatives from Columbia Health, Dr. Michael McNeil and Dr. Richard Eichler. We pressed Dr. McNeil to follow up on items from our last conversation about Health Benefits and were given a
Bargaining Update from December 15 Session
We began our bargaining session with the University on Tuesday, December 15 by following up on our previous inquiry on the allocation of CARES Act relief funds—the University did not have an update on this but indicated that they would
Bargaining Update from December 11 Session
Our bargaining session on Friday, December 11 began with the University team explaining the COVID-19 pandemic’s negative effects on Columbia’s finances. They indicated that Columbia’s financial concerns will affect their bargaining positions on economic articles. They also offered to provide
Bargaining Update from December 2 Session
We met with the University to continue contract negotiations on Wednesday, December 2, and jumped right into our discussion of proposals: Discipline and Discharge: We proposed a few revisions to our Discipline and Discharge article. We moved closer to Columbia’s structure
Bargaining Update from Last Week
We began our bargaining session on Thursday, November 19, by addressing issues of renewed importance due to NYC school closure. We reminded the University of the insufficient support for parent workers, and emphasized that Columbia needs to do better. Postdoctoral employees
Bargaining Update from November 12 Session
We met with the University on Thursday, November 12 to continue negotiating our first collective bargaining agreement. Before beginning contract negotiations during our bargaining session Thursday November 12, we brought up a topic of continued concern to the unit—safety protocols
Bargaining Update from November 6 Session and General Body Meeting Reminder
Our next General Body Meetings are scheduled for Wednesday, November 11, 7-8 PM EST (register here); and Friday, November 13, 9-10 AM EST (register here). Please register to receive Zoom information to attend the meeting(s). At our most recent bargaining
Bargaining Update from October 28 Session
Before we met with the University on Wednesday, October 28, GWC-UAW sent this letter to the Provost Katznelson from the organizers across the vast majority of departments and programs urging Columbia to start bargaining in good faith over health benefits.