We are very excited that nominations are open for the CPW-UAW bargaining committee! Check out our new page with information regarding the bargaining committee election. If you would like to run for the bargaining committee*, you must accept your nomination no
Columbia has launched another effort to avoid bargaining with our union. We learned Friday night that Columbia filed a “request for review” asking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington, DC, to reverse the recent certification of our union
NOTICE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION FOR THE UNION BARGAINING COMMITTEE (seven [7] positions) October 26, 2018 Nominations are hereby declared open for the Columbia Postdoctoral Workers-UAW (CPW-UAW) Bargaining Committee (seven [7] positions): All eligible Union supporters [any Columbia
Thank you all for attending a town hall on our upcoming bargaining committee elections and for your helpful feedback on the size and composition of the committee and the election timeline. In the discussions there was agreement on the timeline
We are excited that our mandate for collective bargaining has gained national press attention as well as support from elected leaders right here in New York City. Check out our news coverage from around the country including new outlets such
The NLRB just finished counting ballots and we voted by an overwhelming 68% (729-yes to 339-no), in favor of Columbia Postdoctoral Workers-UAW as our union. We will have more information soon regarding next steps in our campaign. For now,
We are very excited that our election on unionization is less than one week away on October 2nd and 3rd. We have a historic opportunity to vote ‘yes’ and secure our ability to bargain a fair contract with the university
Huge news! The regional National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) just set dates for our election on unionization to take place on October 2nd and 3rd. We are happy to report that the regional NLRB rejected Columbia’s attempt to deny
We are happy to report that we concluded our hearings at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) yesterday. For our case, we had two postdoctoral researcher witnesses give testimony about their experiences at Columbia showing the common conditions
Yesterday we completed our first day of hearings at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Columbia did not accept our petition to have all Postdoctoral Research Scientists, Postdoctoral Research Fellows and Associate Research Scientists vote on and be