Reminders: Steward Election Results The deadline to accept steward nominations closed last Monday, December 11th at 11:59 PM EST. All positions were unopposed, we can announce the following winners of their districts by acclamation: Manhattanville: Isabel Low MS 1: Martin
Membership meeting December 14th! + Come to our CPW Winter Socials!
Key scheduling points: Here are some key items for the membership meeting agenda: Discussing the potential amalgamation with the Mt. Sinai postdocs: Contract Implementation: Updates on raises and lump sum payments A financial motion to hire legal counsel to help with
Our New Contract is in Effect! Now What? + December Events! Sign Up As A Member To Keep Our Union Strong
Thanks to our collective efforts we have a new 3 year union contract! What happens now? In this email we will overview what is happening, what happens next, contract implementation, campaigning for ongoing topics, and our current membership drive! 🗓️💫First,
Notice of Nomination and Election of Union Stewards (17 Total) and Eboard (7 Total)
November 27, 2023 Nominations are hereby declared open on November 27, 2023 for the CPW-UAW Steward [17 positions], President, Vicepresident , Financial Secretary, Trustee [2], Seargant at Arms and Guide in the Executive Board [7 position]: Stewards (17 positions): Executive
Results on statement vote
The vote on whether our union should adopt this statement on Columbia University’s response to the situation in Gaza, which was proposed by some members at our November membership meeting, has concluded as of 12:00pm today. Postdocs and Associate Researchers
Vote and forward to colleagues + addressing concerns about the process
This is a reminder about the vote on whether to accept or reject this statement on Columbia University’s response to the situation in Gaza. Voting will close tomorrow Wednesday at noon (12pm). We have received communication that several members did
Vote whether our union should adopt this statement on Columbia University’s response to the situation in Gaza
This is a correction of the previous email regarding the length of the vote. The vote will last 3 working days (not calendar days as stated in the previous email). Therefore the vote will close on Wednesday November 22nd at 12pm
Membership meeting tomorrow 11/16/23 at 6:30pm
You should receive the $1,200 lump sum bonus on your paycheck for Nov 15th or, if you are a Fellow, in a special paycheck for November 17th. Please reach out if you can’t see it! Remember that our November membership
Membership meeting next Thursday 11/16/23 at 6:30pm
We will have our November membership meeting next Thursday 11/16/23 at 6:30pm both in person (CUMC, Morningside or Zuckerman Institute) and zoom. RSVP here to attend in person or zoom Among topics proposed to discuss at this meeting: In solidarity,
Join the Majority – Sign Up for our Union Now
Over the past year, researchers joined together to win millions of dollars in improvements we deserve from Columbia University, one of the wealthiest academic institutions in the world. That collective voice and power reflects the growing majority membership of Postdocs/ARSs