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We learned last week that the Trump majority on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is attempting to curtail our status as workers. The NLRB plans to take advantage of the federal rulemaking procedures to revisit our historic 2016 NLRB
Last Monday, May 13, we met with Columbia’s bargaining team in Lerner Hall to present a significant contract article — Non-Discrimination and Harassment — and several counter-proposals — Severability, Union-Management Committee, Employment Files, Job Posting, Appointment Notification and Job Description,
Here are the results of our GWC-UAW summer bargaining referendum. Thank you to everyone who participated. In total there were 777 ballots cast, 723 of which were valid. Shall GWC-UAW bargain over the summer (between the last day of spring
This Monday, May 13 (Broadway Room, Lerner Hall, 1-5pm) our bargaining committee will be presenting language to Columbia designed to to address issues of harassment and discrimination through our contract’s grievance procedure. Hierarchies and power imbalances within academia leave graduate
Since our call to hear about your experiences as academic workers we continue to receive tremendously helpful emails from you all about how Columbia consistently fails to provide adequate working conditions. Your stories help us make contract proposals that directly
Bargaining finally took place on Morningside campus—and on International Workers’ Day! Thank you to all those who have joined us in our ongoing efforts to negotiate a fair and strong first contract. Highlights of the session included a compelling set
Our next bargaining session on May 1, 2-6pm in Broadway Room (2W), Lerner Center, will be particularly important as we make progress towards a strong first contract. Not only will we be celebrating International Workers Day, the Bargaining Committee will
Notice of Summer Bargaining Referendum A vote on bargaining over the summer term will take place from Monday, May 6 to Tuesday, May 14 at 5pm. Please see below for more election information and a sample ballot. You can read
As the Organizing Committee of the Graduate Workers of Columbia, we condemn in the strongest possible terms Barnard Public Safety’s use of racial profiling and physical force against Alexander McNab, a Black student, on Barnard’s campus on the night of
Bargaining continues! During our 5-hour long session this Thursday, the key issues we discussed were workload and intellectual property. In what was our fifth bargaining session, the GWC-UAW Bargaining Committee continued the push for a strong and fair contract only