columbiagradunion@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nBased on our discussions in bargaining and other communications from the administration, our understanding of Columbia commitments so far on COVID-19-related grad worker concerns is below.<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Columbia has communicated it intends to honor funding commitments (fellowship, TF, RA, etc) made to PhD students, through the end of Spring Semester \u2013 as well for those who receive a summer stipend<\/span><\/li>\n
- Columbia has communicated it intends to pay all hourly student workers for originally expected hours through the end of Spring Semester<\/span><\/li>\n
- Columbia has communicated that it does not intend to cancel summer teaching offers at this time and are planning for all online teaching to be done online<\/span><\/li>\n
- Columbia has communicated it has started offering Fall 2020 teaching appointments to grad workers<\/span><\/li>\n
- Columbia has communicated only essential employees would have access to enter labs\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Columbia has communicated that Aetna will provide full cost coverage for COVID-19 testing; you may request new referrals through phone and other virtual visits<\/span><\/li>\n
- Columbia has communicated we may cancel our lease agreements with them without any penalty; no subletting will be allowed to non-Columbia affiliates\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Concerns that have not been clearly addressed at this point<\/span><\/p>\n\n- 1-year extension of funding to match 1-year tenure clock extension<\/span><\/li>\n
- Increased workload related to online teaching and research<\/span><\/li>\n
- Reimbursement of costs for Columbia-sponsored travel that was cancelled due to the pandemic<\/span><\/li>\n
- Reimbursement of costs for required technology, equipment for online teaching or research<\/span><\/li>\n
- Expansion and increase of summer funding for those who are not able to leave the city, sublet their apartments, or have lost summer grants due to the pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- An emergency fund to help the most vulnerable in our campus community.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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