Yesterday was a turbulent day at the Morningside campus, with over 100 students arrested on campus by NYPD. Many of us witnessed the arrests either in person while at work, or through the media. Academia, and Columbia in particular, has a storied past with protests. Having NYPD on campus and arresting peaceful protesters is a clear break from past practice, and could present workplace safety issues.
We are not currently aware of any Local 4100 members who were directly involved in the arrests – if you or anyone you know in the unit are affected by these events, you can reach out (postdocunion@uaw4100.org) if you require representation by the union. We want to point out that we have a standing Human Rights committee, any member is welcome to join this committee, please reach out if you’re interested.
If you have any doubts, questions or would like to talk please don’t hesitate to contact us.
In solidarity,
Columbia Postdoctoral Workers Executive Board (Interim) & Organizing Committee
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