Our bargaining committee has developed a set of initial goals based on a majority of Postdocs and Associate Research Scientists (ARS) filling out the bargaining survey for the upcoming negotiations with the administration. These initial bargaining goals are broad and
As we start 2019, we are excited to provide an update about next steps moving toward bargaining with Columbia in late February. FURTHER FEEDBACK ON BARGAINING AGENDA Thanks again to all who have done our bargaining survey. With survey responses
We are very excited that a majority of Postdocs and Associate Research Scientists have completed the CPW-UAW bargaining survey. After Postdoctoral Researchers and Associate Research Scientist voted 68% yes to certify our union, Columbia offered a framework agreement to begin
Late yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board granted Columbia’s withdrawal of the request for review. This is a very exciting step forward. After postdoctoral researchers ratified Columbia’s proposed framework to bargain by 95% in accordance with the agreement, we are getting prepared
We are excited to announce that after much debate both Columbia Postdoctoral Workers-UAW (CPW) and Graduate Workers of Columbia-UAW (GWC) voted to ratify the proposed bargaining framework from Columbia. CPW cast 504 ballots, 450 yes, 25 no and 29 challenges.
Earlier this week the Columbia administration proposed a framework to recognize and bargain with our union, and we are now voting on whether or not to accept their proposal. The CPW-UAW Bargaining Committee has unanimously endorsed the proposed agreement. Read
Dear Columbia Postdoctoral Workers, We are excited to announce that, as a result of all of our hard work over the last few years, Columbia University today proposed a framework agreement to recognize and bargain with Columbia Postdoctoral Workers-UAW. The
The graduate employee union (GWC-UAW) has announced a strike deadline of December 4th if Columbia continues to break federal law and refuses to bargain. Tomorrow, November 15th, from 12:30-1:30pm on the steps of Low Library, GWC-UAW is having
At the close of nominations on Thursday November 8th, at 5:00pm, seven (7) people have accepted their nominations for the CPW-UAW bargaining committee. Medini Annavajhala – Medicine – Infectious Diseases Steven Cook – Biological Sciences Sonny Harman – Applied Physics
This past Friday, our union filed our response opposing Columbia’s recent ‘request for review’ to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). You can read our response as well as Columbia’s filing to the board on our website. The university’s ‘request