{"id":4354,"date":"2021-03-22T01:48:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T01:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/columbiagradunion.org\/?p=4354"},"modified":"2021-03-22T01:48:59","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T01:48:59","slug":"important-urgent-strike-funds-reminder-sign-up-by-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/columbiagradunion.org\/2021\/03\/22\/important-urgent-strike-funds-reminder-sign-up-by-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Urgent: Strike Funds Reminder\u2014Sign Up By Tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">We want to remind everyone it is important to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1tpxmbxG_7Nk8s-YXB16XuIOjo8s4ZivfENryX2UZvSc\/edit\">sign up for the strike fund<\/a>\u00a0by tomorrow, Monday, if you have not yet done so! After you have filled out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1tpxmbxG_7Nk8s-YXB16XuIOjo8s4ZivfENryX2UZvSc\/edit\">this form<\/a>, you will receive a second secure form from UAW, which you must also complete in order to receive the $275 per week from the UAW Strike Assistance Fund. This form includes fields for your SSN and bank routing number so that you can be paid by direct deposit. Look out for an email from &#8220;MyUAW System &lt;<a href=\"mailto:apache@my.uaw.org\">apache@my.uaw.org<\/a>&gt;.\u201d We encourage\u00a0<strong>all<\/strong>\u00a0striking workers to sign up for the UAW Strike Assistance Fund.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Note that the UAW Strike Assistance Fund is distinct from our crowdfunded\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdxwPRZ6YRdfPhI7pp4r8pi0tsN2l_78pxQOMXqvypHxjSCRA\/viewform?usp=sf_link\">hardship fund<\/a>, which will be administered by fellow graduate workers on a need-based basis. Information about how to apply for assistance from the hardship fund will be forthcoming later this week.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Pledge to Donate a Portion of Stimulus Checks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some members of our unit who have received a $1,400 stimulus check as part of US federal coronavirus relief are circulating\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSelRR6lWA2KMoKQ1FQv6dxH1fFCpeyxc9y3Utc-EtZ576ec5A\/viewform\">a pledge<\/a>\u00a0to donate a portion of their checks to the hardship fund after March 24, in order to show commitment to the strike in the face of Columbia\u2019s threats and solidarity with fellow workers who may face docked pay and stipend clawbacks from Columbia. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSelRR6lWA2KMoKQ1FQv6dxH1fFCpeyxc9y3Utc-EtZ576ec5A\/viewform\">pledge<\/a>\u00a0is entirely voluntary and completely anonymous: it only shows the amounts that people have pledged to donate. We also encourage everyone to share and circulate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/solidarity-with-columbia-academic-student-workers\">the hardship fund<\/a>\u00a0for external donations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We want to remind everyone it is important to\u00a0sign up for the strike fund\u00a0by tomorrow, Monday, if you have not yet done so! After you have filled out\u00a0this form, you will receive a second secure form from UAW, which you<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,4],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbiagradunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4354"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbiagradunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbiagradunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/columbiagradunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/columbiagradunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4354"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/columbiagradunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4355,"href":"https:\/\/columbiagradunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4354\/revisions\/4355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbiagradunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/columbiagradunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/columbiagradunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}