Photos from 10/15 Roundtable Discussion #WeAreWorkers

SAVE THE DATE: 10/15 #WeAreWorkers Grad Worker Unionization Roundtable Discussion

GRADUATE WORKER UNIONIZATION: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION DATE AND TIME: Thursday October 15th, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. LOCATION: Jerome Greene Hall 103 (Columbia Law School, 435 W. 116th St.) Over the past year and a half, graduate students at Columbia have

OPT Follow-up

Thanks for joining us at the OPT STEM extension information session hosted on September 18th by the Graduate Workers of Columbia, the union for research and teaching assistants at Columbia, and co-sponsored by the Indian Students Association at Columbia and

Health Insurance Gap for Some Continuing Grads on Morningside Campus

Is your health insurance coverage active right now? Some Columbia graduate students on Morningside campus have experienced a gap in insurance coverage. The Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC) and Graduate Workers of Columbia (GWC) are sending a letter to the

OPT Information Session and Q&A – Attn: International STEM Students

Have you heard about possible restrictions on the rights of international student workers to work in the United States after graduation? Access to Optional Practical Training (OPT) for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) grad workers is potentially in jeopardy.

Summer Barbecue at Morningside Park

Thank you to everyone who came out to our summer barbecue. We had folks come from across campus, including special guests from the Columbia, Barnard, and Teacher’s College support staff (UAW Local 2110), Barnard Contingent Faculty (BCF-UAW Local 2110), and

Winning Improvements for Grad Workers with Families

HELPING MAKE COLUMBIA MORE FAMILY-FRIENDLY We’re writing to update you on a major achievement by Columbia graduate workers. Two days ago Dean Carlos Alonso sent out an email announcing improved benefits for funded PhD students with families, including extended parental

NLRB Update; organizing for due process

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