This upcoming week is going to be critical in our contract campaign, leading up to this membership meeting: TUESDAY: likely to be our final bargaining session before our strike deadline. We expect to receive a “Final Best Offer” from Columbia.
Strike Resources: Talking To Your PI
With the first day of strike set to November 1st, you or your colleagues may be wondering how visa status impacts the ability to go on strike. The good news is that there are some resources and answers available through the Strike
Strike Resources: Visas and the Right to Strike
With the first day of strike set to November 1st, you or your colleagues may be wondering how visa status impacts the ability to go on strike. The good news is that there are some resources and answers available through the Strike
Strike Deadline: Fair Contract Now or we Strike on Nov 1st
We will strike on November 1st if we don’t reach a fair agreement that meets our needs. Our members demand that the administration bargains in good faith now! Here is why: Over six months, we have been fighting for issues
Columbia is Stalling. Time’s Up. Get Ready to Strike.
This bargaining update is coming to you a little bit late, because our bargaining team was bitterly disappointed and furious at Columbia’s behavior at the bargaining table once again. To understand where we are, it’s important we remember how we got
“Now would be good”: A Summary Our Historical Practice Picket!
Yesterday, hundreds of Postdocs and ARSs gathered for our practice picket at President Shafik’s inauguration ceremony. In fact, the number of people picketing exceeded those who were seated in attendance for the inauguration! We began gathering at 9:30 am at the main gate
TOMORROW: Inauguration Picket! From 9:30am-1pm
Tomorrow is the day – we’re going to march, hold up signs, hand out flyers and make some noise at the Inauguration of President Shafik. The best way to support the bargaining committee and ensure we get a better economic
NEXT WEDS: Strike-Ready Practice Picket at Presidential Inauguration!
Together, we’ve had over 20 bargaining sessions with Columbia, laying out why postdocs and ARSs need a living wage – and why the university should provide institutional support for it. We rallied and handed out flyers at a lecture hosted by President-Elect
The Real Update on CPW-UAW Negotiations
You likely received an email from Columbia University regarding our contract negotiations. We wanted to clarify a few things, but above all, we want to highlight the importance of Postdocs and ARS supporting each other at this time. The best
[LETTER TO FACULTY] How to avoid a postdoc/ARS strike – Hear from the postdocs and ARSs
Dear Columbia Faculty, We are the postdocs and associate researchers that work in Columbia’s labs and research groups learning to conduct independent research by writing and reviewing grants, authoring papers and mentoring students, among other duties. Together, our union, the