The Bargaining Committee met with Columbia’s representatives again on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 to continue bargaining for a strong contract. We presented our petition to create a fund for workers affected by Columbia’s unilateral and illegal elimination of the 100
Bargaining Session #18: Our economic articles are on the table
The GWC bargaining committee met with Columbia’s representatives on Friday, October 18, 2019 to continue our efforts to secure a strong contract. We made progress towards reaching agreement on the Training article, including the inclusion of a provision that the
Bargaining Session #17: Health and Safety meeting | Columbia responds to International Student Worker Rights
We met again with Columbia on Thursday, September 19, where we: Received a counter proposal on International Student Worker Rights—a response we have been waiting for since May 1. Continued discussion on Appointment Security, bringing examples of dozens of
Bargaining Session #16: Columbia rejects due process for workers
On Monday, August 19th, we met with Columbia’s bargaining team at Lerner Hall to present a counterproposal on Discipline and Discharge and further negotiate Employment Files and Training. In addition, a student worker testified about her experience seeking dental care
Bargaining Session #15: The Last Days of The 100 Plan
On Wednesday, August 14th, we met with Columbia’s bargaining team at the Studebaker Building to present counter-proposals on Employment Files, Holidays, and Paid Leaves. Wednesday was the last day student assistants were covered under the Student Health 100 Plan, and
Bargaining Session #14: Health Care is a Human Right
Solidarity, student workers! We hope you’ve been keeping cool in the sizzling heat of the past week. The GWC bargaining committee kept their cool (the room was incredibly cold, actually) during a four-hour bargaining session with Columbia’s representatives on Tuesday,
Bargaining Session #13 : An offer from Columbia we *can* refuse!
On July 11th, we met with Columbia’s bargaining team to continue negotiating our first union contract. Highlights: We presented our revised proposals on Training, Workload and Appointment Security. Columbia presented a comprehensive updated package of proposals consisting of mostly non-economic
Bargaining Session #12: GWC Demands Columbia Reinstate Critical Health Plan
Student workers! Here’s a summary of our latest bargaining session — June 21, 2019: We demanded that Columbia rescind the elimination of the Student Health 100 Plan, which hundreds of student assistants currently benefit from. Columbia’s bargaining team insisted that
Bargaining Session #11: “There is No Columbia”
We met with Columbia’s bargaining team again at Studebaker on May 12th to present counter-proposals on Appointment Notification, Appointment Security, Union Access, Vacation, and Holidays and to discuss the status on a number of other proposals we made in previous
Bargaining Session #10: Columbia Refusing Real Recourse on Sexual Harassment
Our first session of the summer involved substantial back-and-forth with Columbia’s bargaining team over our Non-Discrimination and Harassment proposal, which aims to establish stronger protections and recourse for workers who experience sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination. We also