Come to a Postdoc Union town hall to find out more about our upcoming vote. Last week, we took an exciting step forward by filing a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to certify our union. As we
Postdoc Union Town Halls this Week!
A Big Step Forward for our Postdoc Union: CPW-UAW Files a Petition with the NLRB
A Big Step Forward for our Postdoc Union: CPW-UAW Files a Petition with the NLRB We are excited to announce that today we filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board seeking certification of CPW-UAW as our union!
Columbia University Postdocs form union with UAW, petition NLRB for election; first private university postdoc effort expands growing academic union movement
NEW YORK CITY — A majority of the 2,000 postdoctoral researchers at Columbia University have formed a union and today filed a petition initiating the certification process with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). “After hundreds of conversations, meetings and
Tomorrow: March to End Family Separation and BBQ on Sunday
Join us as we rally with the Graduate Workers of Columbia (GWC-UAW) at the March to End Family Separation, tomorrow (Saturday, June 30th) at 10am. Tomorrow, we will join thousands of New Yorkers in a national day of action to
Oppose the Attack on International Scholars (Chinese visas and Muslim Ban)
Please take a minute to sign this petition from GWC-UAW to oppose the attack on international scholars. Yesterday, the Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s controversial Muslim Ban. This is a continuation of the attack on international scholars by Trump’s administration.
Take the Postdoc Union Survey and Come to our BBQ
We are excited that a majority of postdoctoral researchers have signed up for our union and that we are moving towards filing for an election and winning a good contract at Columbia. Please join hundreds of other postdoctoral researchers and
March in NYC Pride and Take the Bargaining Survey
This Sunday is NYC’s Pride parade, a celebration of the history of LGBTQ struggles in the U.S. We are excited to be marching with the Graduate Workers of Columbia and Congressman Jerry Nadler, meeting this Sunday, June 24th at West
Join CPW-UAW at the March for Science
RSVP to join Columbia Postdoctoral Workers at the March for Science on April 14th. Last year, we marched together in Washington, D.C. with the Columbia graduate employee union and other campus groups at the
Sign Petition Against Sexual Misconduct
Recent events across the country show that sexual harassment pervades the academic workplace as deeply as it does Hollywood or any other profession. Please take a moment to sign this petition calling on the Columbia administration to address sexual misconduct
Take a Stand Against Sexual Harassment on International Women’s Day
Happy International Women’s Day! Women around the world are coming together today to celebrate the struggles to advance women’s cultural, social and political equality. In spite of these past successes, women still face many barriers. One of the many reasons