Columbia Workers Fight Back Against Healthcare Cuts TWU Local 241, the maintenance and custodial employees, urgently need our help to save their healthcare. Please go here to send a quick email (works best using a smartphone) to urge the university’s administration to
TOMORROW: No Student Ban! No Deportations!
Take Action! Monday July 13 at 12:00 p.m. EST at the ICE Field Office at 26 Federal Plaza (corner of Broadway and Duane St). Physical Distancing and Masks Required! Tell ICE: #NoStudentBan #NoDeportations On Monday, July 13, academic workers across
Tax Workshop for International Students and Scholars
Missed the information session with the immigration lawyer? You can find a recording of it here. We hope to have a FAQ available soon! With Jerry Garson, CPA Monday, 7/13, 11:00-12:15PM RSVP HERE Please join Jerry Garson, CPA, and the International
TOMORROW Immigration Lawyer Info Session @ 4PM EST
RSVP for UAW’s July 10 Visa & Immigration Updates Info session UAW Academic Workers are hosting an info session about the SEVP ICE decision. Guest speaker is Stacey Gartland from immigration law firm Van Der Hout, LLP. The main topic
Immediate Steps to Fight Back Against Ice
The International Students Working Group and the Organising Committee met on Monday and Tuesday to discuss next steps in demanding protections for international students in the wake of the recent ICE guidelines, while pressuring Columbia and congressional representatives to fully
Week of June 22: Bargaining and COVID-19 Updates from the Table
This past week, we saw the beginning of Columbia’s research ramp-up as laboratories started opening to 30% capacity. We also saw Trump sign an Executive Order to suspend the issuance of many temporary worker visas through the end of 2020.
Week of June 22: Bargaining and COVID-19 Updates from the Table
This past week, we saw the beginning of Columbia’s research ramp-up as laboratories started opening to 30% capacity. We also saw Trump sign an Executive Order to suspend the issuance of many temporary worker visas through the end of 2020.
BLM Actions on Sunday
We invite the Columbia community to come join us this weekend to support #defundNYPD and show solidarity for the Black Lives Matter movement. Our plan is to bring supplies to the City Hall occupation at 12:45 on Sunday, June, 28 and
Week of 6/15: Bargaining and COVID-19 Updates from the Table
On Monday, June 15, the Bargaining Committee resumed negotiations with Columbia University over the first collective bargaining agreement and the unit’s position on safety and workload issues that continue to unfold as a result of COVID-19 emergency measures taken by
6/18 International Student Town Hall
Why can’t ISSO hold regular telephone hours like many peer institutions? What is Columbia’s Office of Government and Community Affairs (GCA) doing at the government level to advocate for international students and scholars? Why have both ISSO and GCA declined