WE ARE HERE TO LISTEN! WE ARE HERE TO FIGHT FOR OUR RIGHTS! But first, let us guess… By the end of your Postdoc experience, you’re 100% certain to have, at least, one sole first-author paper (and hopefully, a big
Come to the CPW Winter Social!
CPW HOLIDAY PARTIES Come join your union comrades to celebrate the season and get us through to bargaining with some fun and camaraderie! At two different locations: CUMC Campus – P&S, Room 16-405 (Todd Amphitheater) – Wed Dec 14th Morningside
Do You Know Your Rights?
In solidarity, CPW-UAW Local 4100 Executive Board Alvaro Cuesta-Dominguez Cora Bergantinos-Crespo Enrica Calzoni Fede Amodeo Panagiotis Oikonomou Pierre-Jacques Brun Sumaira Zamurrad Tulsi Patel HAVE AN ISSUE? GET IN CONTACT! Want to stay informed? Check out our website and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Your union colleagues developed policies to protect you – why won’t Columbia adopt them?
READ THE ANTI-BULLYING POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS HERE POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS & OTHER ACADEMIC WORKERS JOIN THE LABOR WAVE Picket lines continued this week as the New School walked away from the bargaining table, leading to a surge in support for New School part-time
Should Postdoctoral Fellows Receive Equal Treatment?
AND TAKE THE FELLOWS SURVEY! ACADEMIC WORKERS ACROSS THE NATION ARE STRONGER TOGETHER & FIGHTING FOR MORE This past week, nearly 48,000 academic workers across ten campuses in the University of California school system went on strike for salaries that
Delays in Pay? No Healthcare Coverage? Columbia Should Do Better + Membership meeting 11/17 at 6:30pm
November membership meeting! Thursday November 24th is Thanksgiving, a holiday recognized by our contract (as well as the day after) therefore, we will hold our membership meeting next week, on Thursday November 17th at 6:30pm, in hybrid mode: both in
Union Social this Thursday at Morningside + Ballots for UAW election
Join us to meet postdoc and Associate research colleagues for an orientation and social this Thursday Nov 3rd at 6pm in Fairchild room 800 on the Morningside campus, and also on zoom. RSVP for an Orientation and Social! Food and
Report from Union-Management Committee
Appointments/Reappointments Constant delays across departments leaves postdocs/ARS without pay, healthcare and other benefits sometimes jeopardizing workplace access and Visa renewal. We work effectively with OPA to correct the problem once it arises while requesting structural changes to prevent it from happening
[RSVP] October membership meeting: Thursday October 27th at 6:30pm
Our October membership meeting will take place on Thursday October 27th at 6:30pm in hybrid mode: both in person at CUIMC and on zoom. Use one of the links below to RSVP. RSVP to attend the membership meeting in person.
Union Update: Phone Bank Today and Member Meeting Next Thursday!
In preparation for bargaining our next contract with Columbia University, there are many Union events and happenings to be aware of – keep an eye out for a newsletter twice a month and be sure to sign up for email updates!