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Sign our open letter to NYC area members of Congress calling for their support!

Sign our open letter to NYC area members of Congress calling for their support!

Sign our open letter to NYC area members of Congress calling for their support! As we approach April 6, 2020, we will increase efforts to send Columbia a strong message to reach a fair contract that improves our working conditions

CPW-UAW February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 News Read more

More agreements, but Columbia Needs to Start Prioritizing Excellence and Equity

More agreements, but Columbia Needs to Start Prioritizing Excellence and Equity

Join us for a bargaining update town hall at the Lamont-Doherty Campus. Please RSVP here. Our bargaining committee will be hosting a Town Hall at the Lamont Campus on Friday, February 21st, 1:30-2:30pm in the Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building,

CPW-UAW February 13, 2020February 25, 2020 News Read more

The voice of Columbia researchers drives us toward a fair contract

The voice of Columbia researchers drives us toward a fair contract

Click here to read “Postdocs and the Price of Prestige at Columbia University” In our latest bargaining session on Friday, we exchanged a larger number of proposals back and forth than has been typical in recent sessions. While we did

CPW-UAW February 10, 2020February 25, 2020 News Read more

Read CPW supporters opinion piece in the Spectator

Read CPW supporters opinion piece in the Spectator

Click here – great opinion piece on the need for Postdoc/Associate salary increases! “We care deeply about our work, but we also know that we deserve more for our role in driving Columbia’s research mission. This devaluing of our work

CPW-UAW February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 News Read more

Columbia out of touch with life as a Postdoc

Columbia out of touch with life as a Postdoc

In actions across campus and the community over recent days, we sent a clear message that Columbia needs to dramatically improve compensation for Postdocs and Associate Researchers. The administration’s initial response makes clear we need to continue expanding our voice

CPW-UAW January 21, 2020January 22, 2020 News Read more

Join us in delivering our Open Letter tomorrow & bargaining on 1/17, 9:30am

Join us in delivering our Open Letter tomorrow & bargaining on 1/17, 9:30am

Happy New Year! We hope that everyone has had a good start to 2020. Please join us in showing Columbia that raising salaries is an important issue for all postdocs and ARS. We will be delivering our Open Letter calling

CPW-UAW January 15, 2020January 17, 2020 News Read more

Commitments on workplace harassment but more progress needed

Commitments on workplace harassment but more progress needed

In our bargaining session on Thursday last week, we discussed Recognition, Intellectual Property, Non-Discrimination and Harassment, and Grievance and Arbitration articles. Columbia made an official counter proposal on Non-Discrimination and Harassment that codified the verbal commitment they made last session

CPW-UAW December 23, 2019December 23, 2019 News Read more

We need stronger protections against workplace harassment now!

We need stronger protections against workplace harassment now!

Next week, we will be holding town halls to discuss the current status of our campaign to win improvements in our first union contract. Come to learn about the bargaining process, progress we have made so far, and what it

CPW-UAW December 13, 2019December 23, 2019 News Read more

Union Town Halls and 21st Bargaining Session Update

Union Town Halls and 21st Bargaining Session Update

We will be holding town halls to discuss the current status of our campaign to win improvements in our first union contract. This is a great opportunity to learn about the bargaining process, progress we have made so far, and

CPW-UAW December 4, 2019December 6, 2019 News Read more

Continuing to work for equity and inclusion at Columbia

Continuing to work for equity and inclusion at Columbia

  In our latest bargaining session late last week, our main objective was to continue emphasizing how our proposals on Leaves and Non-Discrimination aim to advance one of our main goals – to improve gender and other forms of equity

CPW-UAW November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 News Read more
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