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Throughout the day we pause the bargaining process to discuss strategy with all postdocs and ARSs in the room, without the administration bargaining team. This is called caucusing. It only works if people join the bargaining sessions—that’s why hybrid bargaining is so important.
May 23rd, 7th NEGOTIATING SESSION
May 23rd, 10:30 am @ Studebaker, 4th floor, Room 469 Informal Organizing Committee notes We arrived at 10:30 am, the Columbia Administration arrived around 10:45 pm, and we got started. 20 of us were in the room: 11 Postdocs/ARS sitting
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Throughout the day we pause the bargaining process to discuss strategy with all postdocs and ARSs in the room, without the administration bargaining team. This is called caucusing. It only works if people join the bargaining sessions—that’s why hybrid bargaining is so important.
May 19th, 6th NEGOTIATING SESSION
May 19th, 10:45 am @ Studebaker, 469 For background – this session wasn’t on our original schedule, but was recently added to the schedule – planned as a special session targeted to discuss the topic of childcare given that due
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Throughout the day we pause the bargaining process to discuss strategy with all postdocs and ARSs in the room, without the administration bargaining team. This is called caucusing. It only works if people join the bargaining sessions—that’s why hybrid bargaining is so important.
May 15th, 5th NEGOTIATING SESSION
May 15th, 1:30 pm @ Hammer LL2-201 We arrived at 1:30 pm, the Columbia administration arrived around 1:45 pm, and we got started. 17 of us were in the room: 11 postdocs/ARS sitting behind our Bargaining Team of 6. Session
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Throughout the day we pause the bargaining process to discuss strategy with all postdocs and ARSs in the room, without the administration bargaining team. This is called caucusing. It only works if people join the bargaining sessions—that’s why hybrid bargaining is so important.
May 11th, 4th NEGOTIATING SESSION
May 11th, 10 am @ Hammer LL2-207 We arrived at 10am, the Columbia administration arrived around 10:25 am, and we got started. 25 of us were in the room right now fighting for a better contract. There are 15 postdocs
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Throughout the day we pause the bargaining process to discuss strategy with all postdocs and ARSs in the room, without the administration bargaining team. This is called caucusing. It only works if people join the bargaining sessions—that’s why hybrid bargaining is so important.
May 9th, 3rd NEGOTIATION SESSION
May 9th, 10 am @ Studebaker, Room 469. We arrived at 10am, the Columbia administration arrived around 10:15 am, and we got started. 20 of us were in the room right now fighting for a better contract. There are 13
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Throughout the day we pause the bargaining process to discuss strategy with all postdocs and ARSs in the room, without the administration bargaining team. This is called caucusing. It only works if people join the bargaining sessions—that’s why hybrid bargaining is so important.
May 3rd, 2nd NEGOTIATION SESSION
May 3rd, 1pm @ Hammer Building, LL210. Members of the two bargaining teams arrived (Postdoc Union, Administration 13 mins late). Negotiations started. 35 of us are in the room right now fighting for a better contract. There are 25 postdocs
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Throughout the day we pause the bargaining process to discuss strategy with all postdocs and ARSs in the room, without the administration bargaining team. This is called caucusing. It only works if people join the bargaining sessions—that’s why hybrid bargaining is so important.
April 20th, 1st NEGOTIATION SESSION
April 20th, 10am @ Studebaker Building, 4th Floor. Members of the two bargaining teams (Postdoc Union, Administration) introduced themselves. Negotiations started. We asked for hybrid meetings for the negotiation sessions. The university pushed against hybrid bargaining. We, the union, want