NLRB CASE MOVES FORWARD Final briefs in our hearings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) were filed yesterday. You can read them here. We are confident that the Board will decide in our favor based on the facts presented
NLRB Hearings Have Concluded
We hope your summer is off to a good start! We’re writing you with an update on our campaign to win back the right to collective bargaining and recognition of our union. The last month of hearings at the National
GSAS Dean announces intl grad summer funding after our petition!
International graduate workers have been busy this semester! During our February town hall international graduate workers from across departments came together and discussed our experiences as international students at Columbia. From this discussion we decided to start meeting weekly to
Panel on The New York City Graduate Student Worker Struggle: Victories, Challenges, and Next Steps
Join us for a panel hosted by the CUNY Adjunct Project on the ‘The New York City Graduate Student Worker Struggle: Victories, Challenges, and Next Steps‘. Following NYU’s Graduate Student Organizing Committee’s (GSOC) successful contract campaign that concluded this semester,
Columbia Administration Continues to Fight Our Majority Choice
Two weeks into GWC-UAW’s historic hearings at the regional National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on our right to collective bargaining, we are disappointed that the Columbia administration continues to waste valuable resources attempting to deny a basic fact: The research
Panel on ‘What’s Next for Graduate Student Unionism?’
Join us for a panel being hosted by Dissent Magazine on ‘What’s Next for Graduate Student Unionism?’ At private universities across the country, graduate student workers are fighting for union recognition. In recent months there’s been a surge of activity in
Workshops on Taxes and Visa Issues Held Last Week
Close to 200 graduate workers attended our exciting workshops on the Morningside and Medical campuses last week! On Monday we held our first workshop on international student visa and immigration issues with Christine Brigagliano, a partner at Van Der Hout,
NLRB Hearings to Start; Other Updates and Activities
March has been an exciting month for GWC-UAW! We’ve got a lot of great news to report, plus some terrific events for you to mark on your calendars. In this email (details below) NLRB HEARINGS TO COMMENCE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT AT
Workshops on Taxes and Visa Issues next week
We are holding two important events next week: a workshop for international students and a Q&A session on taxes. After speaking with our co-workers, we found that many of us share the same questions and concerns about the complexities of
Campaign Update: “The Scholarly Temperament”
Welcome back! We hope you had a great winter break. Our petition is moving forward at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and initial hearings are scheduled for February 9. The administration has not officially responded to our request for