The response period to oppose the Trump NLRB’s attack on academic student workers’ union rights ends tomorrow. Click here to leave a response comment, comments are due by tomorrow, February 28 @ 11:59PM EST. To respond to a comment, go
Trump trying again to stop our movement
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
Trump trying again to stop our movement
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
Columbia declares it will break the law by refusing to bargain with our union
Join us Feb. 1 to protest Columbia’s announcement that it will break the law! In an email sent earlier today to the Columbia community, Provost Coatsworth announced that the University will refuse to bargain with our union. It is an
The NLRB Certified Our Union
Congratulations, the National Labor Relations Board in DC has dismissed the Columbia administration’s objections and certified our union! We voted for our union over a year ago, winning the election 1602 to 623. With an overwhelming 72% yes mandate, now
11/8 Rally and Union Status at the National Labor Relations Board
We write with some important mid-semester updates on our campaign to get Columbia to the bargaining table. Support for GWC-UAW, as well as the larger graduate worker union movement nationally, continues to gain momentum. However, it has also become clearer
Columbia Delays Again; meeting next Thursday
Over the weekend, Columbia’s administration and their lawyers chose to appeal the regional NLRB’s recommendation to dismiss the University’s objections to our December election. While we are optimistic that the Board in Washington, D.C., will uphold the regional NLRB recommendation
Regional NLRB Rejects Columbia’s Objections!
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
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