{"id":4658,"date":"2021-07-06T15:09:10","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T15:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/columbiagradunion.org\/?p=4658"},"modified":"2021-07-06T15:09:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T15:09:10","slug":"new-union-contract-campaign-starts-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/columbiagradunion.org\/2021\/07\/06\/new-union-contract-campaign-starts-now\/","title":{"rendered":"New Union Contract Campaign Starts Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tl;dr\u00a0 We have a new Bargaining Committee!! (1) Fill out this 5-minute <\/span>survey<\/span><\/a> to give input on bargaining strategy. (2) Sign up <\/span>here<\/span><\/a> to join a working group to draft contract articles. (3) Add this Google <\/span>calendar<\/span><\/a> to stay up to date on meetings\/events.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Columbia Student Workers!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Worker Empowerment team is excited to serve as the new Bargaining Committee, after being elected with the highest turnout for a BC election in our union\u2019s history! We commit to lead a campaign that engages our unit in large numbers, puts pressure on Columbia, and gets us a strong contract that will be enthusiastically approved by an overwhelming majority of the unit as quickly as possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re also excited to have ratified our first unit <\/span>bylaws<\/span><\/a> that will guide our roles and ensure we have a strong, transparent, democratic, and inclusive path to a contract.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This vote is a new start for our union, now <\/span>Student Workers of Columbia<\/b> (SWC), signaling the inclusion of undergraduate student workers who constitute a substantial part of our unit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We are in a stronger negotiating position with (1) the anticipated return of in-person teaching this Fall, (2) Columbia\u2019s admission that it is in a better-than-expected financial situation, (3) the historically unprecedented No-vote on the previous tentative agreement, and (4) the recent successes of our colleagues at<\/span> NYU<\/span><\/a> and<\/span> Brown<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our campaign for a strong contract can only be successful with the active engagement of the unit. <\/span>Please encourage members you know to fill out this <\/b>bargaining survey.<\/b><\/a> It will only take 5 minutes and will help shape our upcoming bargaining strategy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sign up to help<\/b><\/a> shape and strengthen our bargaining strategy here, by:<\/span><\/p>\n