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
Bargaining Committee Election Results
We are pleased to present the results of the first GWC-UAW Local 2110 Bargaining Committee election. Thank you to everyone who participated in this historic step toward negotiating our first contract with Columbia University. After the polls closed tonight at
Bargaining Committee Election Notice
See below for the official notice of the Bargaining Committee Election on February 23. More information, including candidate statements, can be found on the GWC-UAW Local 2110 website. NOTICE OF ELECTION – UNION BARGAINING COMMITTEE (10 positions) An election for the
Bargaining Committee Election Notice
NOTICE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION FOR THE UNION BARGAINING COMMITTEE (ten [10] positions) February 6, 2017 Nominations are hereby declared open for the GWC-UAW Local 2110 Bargaining Committee (ten [10] positions): All eligible Union supporters [any Columbia graduate and undergraduate student who is
Rally Against Trump’s Anti-Muslim Executive Order
Rally Monday 5pm Against Trump’s Assault Against Muslims President Trump signed an Executive Order yesterday banning the entry into the United States of refugees, immigrants and people on non-immigrant visas (including students and work visas) from seven Muslim-majority countries (Syria,
Meetings today; NLRB hearing over
MEETINGS TODAY TO DISCUSS BARGAINING COMMITTEE STRUCTURE At 7pm in Avery 114, we will be holding our January open meeting to discuss the size and composition of our bargaining committee. If you are interested in running for the bargaining committee
Important meeting tomorrow; update on University objections
MEETING ON GWC-UAW BARGAINING COMMITTEE STRUCTURE THURSDAY 7PM As a reminder, on Thursday January 26, at 7pm in Avery 114, we will hold our scheduled open meeting, during which we will discuss and determine the make-up of our bargaining committee. This will be another important
Columbia: Drop the objections and respect the democratic choice for a Union!
Please sign our petition urging Columbia University to respect our democratic union vote I got involved in organizing my fellow graduate student workers at Columbia because I knew firsthand what a difference a union can make. My father was in
Tell Columbia to drop the objections!
It has been one month since the NLRB counted the landslide vote in support of our union and three weeks since the University’s lawyers filed objections aimed at overturning that result. With nearly 2,000 signatures on our petition urging Columbia
Update on bargaining committee eligibility vote
Thank you to everyone who participated in our election on bargaining committee eligibility. Voting ended today at 5PM. Here are the results: Question #1 – What past, current, or future employment status should qualify a Columbia student to vote for