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
Update on Our Union and Response to Provost Email
We write to express our frustration with the Columbia administration’s latest efforts to deny collective bargaining rights to our graduate worker colleagues and to reaffirm our commitment to form a postdoctoral workers union despite the administration’s clear desire to avoid
Columbia declares it will break the law by refusing to bargain with the grad union
Please let us know if you would like to get more involved in building the postdoc union. In an email sent yesterday to the Columbia community, Provost Coatsworth announced that the administration will refuse to bargain with the graduate employee