We are holding two essential strike-related events this Thursday where you can hear from postdocs who have gone on strike before, ask questions, and discuss. The Strike Informational Webinar is *now scheduled for 11am on Thursday, September 21*, and the
[RSVP] Strike Q&A Webinar & Town Hall
Our fight for a fair contract continues! While today’s bargaining session didn’t yield significant progress (see details below), we remain committed to win the priorities established by a majority of postdocs and ARSs. To help build this pressure, we have
Columbia Must Address Inflation: Protest for a fair contract on Thursday, 9/7
After receiving CU admin’s unreasonable and unrealistic offer last Thursday (a compensation offer that is a real-terms pay cut), one thing became clear to all of our members in attendance: our strike authorization vote was unfortunately not enough to get
Columbia continues to refuse any significant improvement
Yesterday we had our first bargaining session since our Strike Authorization Vote and we wanted to give a quick update, given how Columbia’s administration has behaved on the table. As a reminder, we ONLY had our economic package left to
98% of union members vote YES in Strike Authorization Vote!
We are excited to inform you that our contract campaign is in full swing after these 2 past weeks of organizing for our historic strike authorization vote. Here are the headlines: 🗳️ 962 postdocs & associate researchers voted in our
Strike Authorization Vote Results are in! Majority Votes YES!
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Strike Authorization Vote, which ended yesterday at midnight. Postdocs and Associate Researchers at Columbia University cast a total of 962 ballots. Union members voted with a majority of 97.56% Yes to authorize
Vote Now! LAST DAY of our Strike Authorization Vote!
Please take a minute to vote YES in our Strike Authorization Vote. Since opening our Strike Authorization Vote last week hundreds of postdocs and ARS from across the university have participated, and we’re excited to continue talking with colleagues as
Vote Now! 48HR LEFT of our Strike Authorization Vote!
Please take a minute to vote YES in our Strike Authorization Vote. Only today and tomorrow left to vote in our historic Strike Authorization Vote! In response to the wave of postdocs organizing nationally and researcher strikes at University of
Update! Sinai Postdocs Voted YES to Authorize a Strike
Please take a minute to vote YES in our Strike Authorization Vote. We are excited to announce that our fellow unionized postdocs at Mount Sinai have voted by an overwhelming 91% to authorize their Bargaining Committee to call a strike
VOTE NOW: Strike Authorization Vote Ends on Thursday, 8/24
Please take a minute to vote YES in our Strike Authorization Vote. Since opening our Strike Authorization Vote last week hundreds of postdocs and ARS from across the university have participated, and we’re excited to continue talking with colleagues as