Click here–write Congress now to protect Researchers and other Academic Workers. Join us in sending a letter to congress with this pre-filled, customizable letter that makes advocating to congress for additional resources easy and fast. Last week our elected bargaining
Compared to last week, when Columbia’s team withdrew proposed salary increases and accused us of wasting time during the COVID-19 crisis (even though hundreds of us have been volunteering to help address the crisis), we had a much more pleasant
Read the CPW-UAW Bargaining Committee letter urging Congress to increase research funding After several sessions where we believed we were building momentum toward agreement on a fair contract, Columbia has now moved backwards. The Columbia administration team started off our
Follow the CPW-UAW FB Page as we fight to finish a fair contract! After meeting again with the Columbia administration team last week, we have another brief update on COVID-19 issues, as well as our continued negotiations for our first
The CPW-UAW bargaining committee continues working toward a fair agreement–see our latest bargaining update is below. We want to start by acknowledging all the Postdoc/Associate Researchers and many others across Columbia who continue to devote themselves to aiding our
First, we want to give a shout out and thanks to all the Postdoc and Associate Researchers, as well as other members of our community, who are stepping up as volunteers to help with the COVID-19 crisis. The response to
Thanks to everyone who has filled out the CPW-UAW survey on the impact of COVID-19 in our workplace. The feedback suggests that, overall, researchers and the Columbia administration have moved swiftly to adapt to the rapidly-evolving and unprecedented conditions created
Join us on Friday, March 20 to discuss how COVID-19 is affecting researchers. With the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak only becoming more critical, we are converting our planned online town hall into a space to discuss how the crisis is affecting
Online Town Hall this Friday: RSVP for our Online Town Hall on Friday March 20th from 1:00-2:00pm. With only three more weeks to go we encourage all PARs to participate in our campaign to secure a strong first contract. Please
As the situation with COVID19 continues to develop, we are committed to working toward the safety and wellbeing of all members of our campus and wider community. We have been encouraged by Columbia’s efforts to address the concerns of students