🥳Reminder: Social with postdocs/ARSs from across NYC!!!🥳 >> 05/03/2024: UAW Local 4100 social for NYC postdoctoral workers! Join us for a social, bringing together postdoctoral workers from across New York City. Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/Gs9BN3EAPZARVmxC8 The nomination period has concluded, and we
Yesterday was a turbulent day at the Morningside campus, with over 100 students arrested on campus by NYPD. Many of us witnessed the arrests either in person while at work, or through the media. Academia, and Columbia in particular, has
This is a reminder that the deadline to accept nomination for a position as steward or Executive Board member is next Monday, 04/22 at 11:59PM EST. If you are accepting nomination for the vacant steward or Executive Board positions, please
As mentioned in our previous membership meeting, we are announcing the opening of elections for Local 4100 executive board positions, Joint Council positions, and steward positions, including positions across both units (Columbia and Mount Sinai). Please see below for the
 Vote NOW to ratify our Local bylaws!  Voting is now open to ratify our Local bylaws! Make your voice heard by voting here. Voting will close during tonight’s membership meeting, around 7pm, so that members can discuss our Local’s
📣 RSVP for the SPECIAL Membership Meeting to VOTE ON LOCAL BYLAWS: Thursday, April 4th, 6:30 pm 📣 At yesterday’s membership meeting, the Bylaws Committee presented a final proposal for Local bylaws incorporating feedback after a period of open consultation. A
We have our membership meeting tonight Thursday March 21st, at 6:30pm both in person and on zoom. We will present and discuss bylaw changes proposed by the Bylaws Committee for our newly Amalgamated Local Union. Since we recently voted to join forces
This is a reminder that we will be holding a membership meeting next Thursday, 03/21 at 6:30pm with hybrid and in person options. It will be our first membership meeting as an amalgamated local! Joining postdoctoral researchers at both Columbia
With this email we would like to inform you that the first Hardship Fund application round will open tomorrow March 1st. Please check out the Hardship Support Fund website, for all the information and to apply (scroll to the bottom
At yesterday’s membership meeting we announced that the UAW International Executive Board approved our Amalgamation with SPOC (the union of postdocs at Mt. Sinai). Our Local 4100 is now officially a multi-unit local, meaning our membership and power is growing!