{"id":1646,"date":"2018-12-26T15:22:36","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T20:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/?page_id=1646"},"modified":"2023-04-22T08:46:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T12:46:22","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/home-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Z"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00a4e0; font-size: 32px;\"><strong>Vote on the proposed framework for Bargaining<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">If you ha<\/span>ve not received a link to vote please email us at <a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"mailto:columbiapostdocunion@gmail.com\">columbiapostdocunion@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>After more than three years of organizing by postdocs to establish our union, Columbia University has proposed a framework agreement to recognize and bargain with Columbia Postdoctoral Workers-UAW. This proposal would only go into effect if it is voted on and approved by CPW-UAW postdocs and associate research scientists and scholars.<a href=\"http:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/CPW-Columbia-Framework-Agreement-Summary-11-23-18.pdf\"> You can read the proposed framework agreement here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Bargaining Committee unanimously supports this proposed agreement and would like to recommend that CPW-UAW supporters vote \u201cyes.\u201d<\/strong> These are the main reasons why we support the proposed framework:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The proposed framework provides a clear path toward negotiating a contract with the administration, while agreeing not to strike between now and April 2020.<\/li>\n<li>The administration will recognize and start bargaining with our union by February 25th, giving us enough time to prepare our bargaining goals and proposals.<\/li>\n<li>The administration would withdraw its legal action at the National Labor Relations Board to overturn our right to a union, which is currently delaying the beginning of bargaining.<\/li>\n<li>The administration will also bargain with our graduate employee colleagues, who have been fighting for recognition of their union for almost two years.<\/li>\n<li>The agreement makes clear that postdoc organizations like CUPS and the Senate will continue to exist in their important functions as advocates on academic and other issues.<\/li>\n<li>The administration acknowledges that the union \u201ccan play a constructive role\u201d in &nbsp;addressing harassment and discrimination, and agrees we can negotiate additional procedures that do not undermine Columbia\u2019s existing processes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We believe we can generate a strong campaign for a fair contract by April 2020, but reserve the right to take action if the administration does not negotiate in good faith in that time. This proposal by Columbia is a direct result of our overwhelming vote in support of unionization and we encourage all union supporters to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Read the bargaining committee\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/CPW-Columbia-Framework-Agreement-Summary-11-23-18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/click.actionnetwork.org\/mpss\/c\/CQE\/kLwXAA\/t.2mt\/Ee_bv2TvQmKuDHiNkFO1Bw\/h1\/pkGQdBYi-2FLX4lg9MtDmys5MkAgv8uNez5noCYoy9aNgONeVf-2Fmn1mSbz42dPOR7S2rKZQTeEd-2FPR1-2B6ymBOaKBzcUoUk1h2Pq-2BNsRDrKkX9uFhpd-2FfggE25orQffe-2F76zcj5Tq5rWhRNiLiUyhz9rqaC-2BFIi06D5XdoW7BR6R1pzkZXrtS0QD5fcRtpSPD4dkTWzW1Hfi8IOW0MSpzgAePgB6OadiyMB9IBn4yzBJN2G2XdJmU20WoQ4ZUMts-2FVbAvqWgNZez3buybMupmonkDO8HQA6onphLBKV05IJ5ar9mm8d-2Bu2R4nzQubxlfS4i9h551koHJyoAHJEL1OqsGLgpPqey7533GVZkMWgjMCU-3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1543098645864000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFwDxJB7up9C2ySjq0447Gm5KkjyQ\">summary of the proposal here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Voting ends on Monday, November 26th, 2018 at 11:59PM EST.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Eligible voters would be Columbia Postdoctoral and Associate Researchers who have signed a CPW-UAW authorization card or filled out our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/HTKBFD8\"> Bargaining Survey<\/a> and are currently employed by the university in one of the categories outlined by the NLRB decision (i.e. Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Scholar and Fellows, Associate Research Scientist and Scholars). If you meet the above criteria and have not signed up for the Union previously, you may do so here by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/HTKBFD8\"> filling out our Bargaining Survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1214 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/CPW_NLRBRESULTS.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/CPW_NLRBRESULTS.png 1008w, https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/CPW_NLRBRESULTS-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/CPW_NLRBRESULTS-768x712.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The NLRB just finished counting ballots and we voted by an overwhelming 68% (729-yes to 339-no), in favor of Columbia Postdoctoral Workers-UAW as our union.<\/p>\n<p>We will have more information soon regarding next steps in our campaign. For now, we want to thank everyone who has participated in this historic election and for the last two years leading up to it. Together, we have truly generated an unprecedented discussion of the importance and value of our work as postdocs and associate research scientists.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/HTKBFD8?link_id=0&amp;can_id=3f99d757b25773f3d122a74291e2b141&amp;source=email-we-voted-union-yes&amp;email_referrer=email_429829&amp;email_subject=we-voted-union-yes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">If you have not yet done so, please take a few minutes to fill out the postdoc union bargaining survey.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The more of us who participate in the bargaining survey, the more power we will have to negotiate a strong, representative contract with Columbia.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; border-radius: 15px; color: white; background-color: #173b5d; padding: 5px; margin: 5px; text-align: center; display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-height: 40px;\">\n<span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id67ac2b1d5547e\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"\"    ><\/span><div id=\"target-id67ac2b1d5547e\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<div style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px; background-color: #f4f6f6; color: black; border-radius: 15px; text-align: left; padding: 10px;\"><strong>Information regarding voting procedures and eligibility<\/strong><br \/>\nThe voter list includes postdoctoral research scientists\/scholars, postdoctoral research fellows, and associate research scientists\/scholars. Each voter has been assigned a primary voting location, based on Columbia\u2019s determination of each voter\u2019s physical work location. If you are an eligible voter but vote at a location other than your primary location, you will be allowed to vote at that location, but your vote will be subject to challenge. This is a process that the NLRB follows to verify that people do not vote at more than one location. See more information below about challenged ballots.<strong>What if I believe I am eligible, but the NLRB says my vote will be vote will be \u201csubject to challenge\u201d?<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Challenged ballots&#8221; are placed in a separate envelope so that questions about the voter can be resolved after the voting is over. There are two general categories of \u201cchallenged ballots.\u201d<\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Voters on the eligibility list who vote at a location other than their assigned voting location\u2014The NLRB will verify that such individuals did not vote twice and, if the union and University agree, would add them to the ballots to be counted. These ballots are mixed in with the other ballots before the count, so that the confidentiality of the ballot is preserved.<\/li>\n<li>Other voters may be challenged on the ground that that someone claims they are not eligible to vote. Any voter who is not on the eligibility list will be challenged by the NLRB. Columbia may challenge some of the voters on their list.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\"><span style=\"color: #00a4e0; font-size: 22px;\"><strong>October 2nd<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; border-radius: 15px; color: black; background-color: white; padding: 5px;\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px; width: 50%; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Morningside, Earl Hall<\/strong><br \/>\n2nd floor Auditorium<br \/>\n10am-2pm, 3pm-7pm<strong>CUMC, Hammer Building,<\/strong><br \/>\nStudy Hall LL1-104 10am-2pm, 3pm-7pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Manhattanville, Jerome L. Greene Science Center<\/strong><br \/>\nRoom L7-119, 7th floor 1pm-3pm<strong>Lamont Doherty, Geoscience Center,<\/strong><br \/>\nRoom 113 11am-1pm<strong>Nevis Laboratory,<\/strong><br \/>\nIrvington, NY, Library 136 Broadway 10am-11am<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\"><span style=\"color: #00a4e0; font-size: 22px;\"><strong>October 3rd<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; border-radius: 15px; color: black; background-color: white; padding: 5px;\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px; width: 50%; vertical-align: top;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Morningside, Earl Hall<\/strong><br \/>\n2nd floor Auditorium<br \/>\n10am-2pm, 3pm-7pm<\/span><\/span><strong>CUMC, Hammer Building,<\/strong><br \/>\nStudy Hall LL1-104 10am-2pm, 3pm-7pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Lamont Doherty, Geoscience Center,<\/strong><br \/>\nRoom 113 11am-1pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border-radius: 15px; padding: 10px; font-size: 16px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-height: 450px;\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #00a4e0; font-size: 32px;\"><strong>Vote \u201cYes\u201d for a stronger and more inclusive research community at Columbia<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/women_in_science.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 550px; border-radius: 15px; margin: 15px;\" src=\"http:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/women_in_science.jpg\" align=\"right\"><\/a>On October 2 and 3, we have a historic opportunity to establish a stronger voice to negotiate improvements in our working conditions and create a more inclusive research community at Columbia by voting \u201cyes\u201d for CPW-UAW as our union. Joining together with 75,000 other academic workers in the UAW has become more urgent than ever as the Trump administration wages unprecedented attacks on science, sexual harassment protections, and the freedom of international scholars.<\/p>\n<p>We have a clear choice in this election. Voting \u201cyes\u201d means the Columbia administration would have a legal obligation to negotiate postdoctoral researcher conditions through collective bargaining with CPW-UAW and to secure any agreements on improvements or maintaining current benefits in a binding contract. Without collective bargaining, Columbia administrators far away from our labs decide unilaterally whether, when and how to address problems like the quality and affordability of health benefits for ourselves and our families, whether to offer salary increases that match cost of living or our peers in New York City, uneven enforcement of family leave, or ineffective recourse for sexual harassment, just to name a few examples.<\/p>\n<p>In thousands of conversations, numerous town halls and other meetings, postdoctoral researchers have already identified a long list of issues to address in bargaining\u2014consider the thoughts of our colleagues and these basic reasons to vote \u201cunion yes\u201d on October 2 and 3.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #e8e8e8; border-radius: 15px; padding: 10px; font-size: 16px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-height: 100px;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.1;\"><strong>Our research community does better when we join together<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">We have already benefited from the growing movement of academic workers organizing across the United States. For example, after years of unpredictable and insufficient pay increases, the one significant pay increase we received in recent years came not from Columbia\u2019s leadership, <a href=\"http:\/\/uaw5810.org\/postdocs-win-major-victory-on-dol-overtime-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">but from concerted efforts by UC postdocs and others to create new US Department of Labor regulations mandating higher salaries<\/a> for all US postdocs. Important progress, but we can still do better\u2014Columbia\u2019s current minimum postdoc salary of $50,123 still lags 17% behind the new $58,661 minimum at Mt. Sinai. With a union, we would have a better chance at negotiating fair compensation that reflects our value and keeps pace with the unusually high cost of living in NYC.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/uaw5810.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/UAW5810_VictoriesInfographic_0427.pdf\">University of California postdocs have negotiated the highest pay of any public university postdocs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/columbiagradunion.org\/faq\/contract-gains-by-other-uaw-academic-unions\/\">See the positive results of collective bargaining for other UAW academic workers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gwcuaw\/photos\/a.696349080463754\/1534606799971307\/?type=3&amp;theater\">Columbia graduate workers win fully-paid dependent health insurance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.1;\"><strong>The UAW provides a stronger political voice on issues that matter to us as scholars and scientists<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 450px; float: right; padding: 10px;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #00a4e0;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FColumbiaPostdocUnion%2Fvideos%2F674563392910393%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>UAW Members across NYC &#8211; Columbia and MoMA to NYU and Legal Services \u2013 reach out to say &#8220;union YES!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">With 75,000 academic workers across the US, including postdocs, RAs and TAs, and non-tenure-track faculty, the UAW nationally and locally has become a leading voice advocating for expanded opportunities for international students to work in the US after graduation and for robust federal investment in science research. The UAW also played a key role, alongside others like NIH director Frances Collins, supporting the new federal overtime rules that established significant improvements to postdoc salaries. Here on Columbia\u2019s campus the <a href=\"https:\/\/columbiagradunion.org\/internationalworkers\/\">GWC International Students Working Group<\/a> has fought for years on Columbia\u2019s campus to protect international student employees from wrongful termination, tax errors, unfair international student fees and the Trump administration\u2019s travel ban. The UAW\u2019s commitment to international students and scholars stems from the leadership of international students and scholars themselves. Postdoc and graduate employee unions affiliated with UAW are often lead by international students and scholars, who serve in top leadership positions in local unions nationwide.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaspectator.com\/opinion\/2016\/12\/05\/uaw-strong-ally-international-students-and-postdocs\/\">Letter to the editor: UAW is a strong ally for international students and postdocs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/uaw5810.org\/category\/science-funding-and-policy\/\">Read about UC postdoc and UAW efforts to support federal science funding<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@economoup24\/as-international-researchers-at-columbia-university-we-are-voting-yes-for-our-union-1b1de16a9e95\"><strong>As International Researchers at Columbia University we are voting Yes for our Union<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #e8e8e8; border-radius: 15px; padding: 10px; font-size: 16px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-height: 450px;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.1;\"><strong>Improved and secure conditions enable postdoctoral researchers to prioritize research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 550px; border-radius: 15px; margin: 15px;\" src=\"http:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pablo.jpg\" align=\"right\">We all care deeply about our research, which is why we came to Columbia in the first place. However, too many postdocs report problems exercising policies that supposedly exist, such as maternity leave, childcare subsidies, protections against sexual harassment and workplace discrimination, timely reimbursement of work-related expenses, or managing our finances given the gaps in our health insurance coverage. This kind of unpredictability and the lack of clear, effective and efficient recourse get in the way of focusing on our research. The clarity, predictability and security of a contract will enable us to make sure that we can focus our energy on quality research.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uaw4121.org\/know-your-rights\/rights-and-protections\/\">UW graduate workers address problems effectively and efficiently through their Union <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elitedaily.com\/news\/graduate-student-union-sexual-harrasment-help\/1700232\">Unionized graduate assistant takes on sexual harassment and preserves her academic career<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-height: 300px;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.1;\"><strong>Improved postdoc conditions can enhance postdoctoral researcher career development<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right; width: 550px; margin: 10px; border-radius: 15px;\" src=\"http:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/page05.jpg\">After seven years of unionization, a Rutgers dean refuted previous fears that unionization would lead to fewer postdoc positions or damage relationships between faculty and postdocs, saying in a recent Inside Higher Ed article that \u201cthis relationship has turned out to be a very good one for us.\u201d In fact, as he reports, the University not only continues to hire at least as many postdocs as before, but the postdoctoral affairs office has more time to help postdocs with professional and career services because they spend less time on employment issues now clarified in the union contract. The number of postdocs at the University of California has also grown since they first unionized in 2008.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2017\/10\/31\/could-postdoc-unions-be-next-big-thing-collective-bargaining-among-academics\">Read about the growth of postdoc unions in Inside Higher Ed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/uaw5810.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/UC_Contract.Highlights_0623.pdf\">Read about all the improvements UC postdocs have negotiated to improve and stabilize their work<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-height: 300px; background-color: #e8e8e8; border-radius: 15px; padding: 10px; font-size: 18px;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.1;\"><strong>Collective bargaining can help create a more inclusive and accessible university<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 550px; border-radius: 15px; margin: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/UnionYes-posters.jpg\" align=\"right\">Inequalities\u2013including those based on gender, race and immigration status\u2013continue to create barriers for many of the most talented to enter the academic and scientific workforce. And existing systems of recourse for problems like sexual harassment too often fail and can take years. Though much work remains to be done, postdocs, graduate students and adjunct faculty in the UAW have helped make progress on many of these issues, both at the bargaining table and in policy advocacy through the union. At the University of Connecticut, for example, a graduate assistant worked with her union to successfully resolve a major sexual assault and harassment complaint in three months, whereas it has literally taken decades for complaints to be addressed at Columbia.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/elitedaily.com\/news\/graduate-student-union-sexual-harrasment-help\/1700232\/\">UConn Graduate Student Union Helps Handle Sexual Harassment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaspectator.com\/eye-lead\/2018\/04\/20\/under-the-veil-the-silence-surrounding-sexual-harassment-in-labs-at-columbia\/\">\u201cThe Silence Surrounding Sexual harassment in Labs at Columbia\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@subratac7\/why-we-are-voting-union-yes-for-a-more-family-friendly-research-community-411b089bcb88\"><strong>Why we are voting union \u201cYES\u201d for a more family-friendly research community<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@subratac7\/why-we-are-voting-union-yes-for-a-more-family-friendly-research-community-411b089bcb88\"><strong>Why we are voting yes for a more family friendly research community<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2>We are excited to vote yes for our union on October 2nd and 3rd!<br \/>\nColumbia Postdoctoral Workers (CPW-UAW)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">But our lack of a real voice with the central Columbia administration means people far away from our labs and offices can decide unilaterally whether we receive fair salaries that match the high cost of living and housing in New York City, or whether we have fair recourse on issues such as sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination. This lack of a voice creates uncertainty that hinders our ability to focus on quality research and has allowed Columbia to offer compensation that falls behind other NYC research institutions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">If a majority of us vote \u201cyes\u201d for our union, Columbia administrators would be legally obligated to negotiate postdoc conditions with our elected bargaining committee and to commit any agreements we reach, regarding improvements or maintaining current benefits, into a binding contract.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">We would join thousands of other academic workers who have chosen to affiliate with the UAW to not only to make improvements in their workplace, but also to have a stronger political voice nationally to advocate for important issues like expanding federal science funding and immigrant rights. Unionization of postdoctoral researchers has resulted in tangible improvements at many research universities. Postdocs at the University of California have had a union for over 10 years and most recently the postdocs at the University of Washington and University of Connecticut have formed unions and started bargaining.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>We, the undersigned urge our colleagues to participate in our historic election and vote \u2018yes\u2019 to certify CPW-UAW as our union so we can work together to bargain a fair contract with Columbia. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\">Wanglong Qiu, <i>Pathology and Cell Biology<\/i><br \/>\nThanassis Dovas, <i>Pathology and Cell Biology<\/i><br \/>\nMark Olabarria, <i>Pathology and Cell Biology<\/i><br \/>\nIoan Filip, <i>Systems Biology<\/i><br \/>\nTomas Aparicio, <i>Institute for Cancer Genetics<\/i><br \/>\nMarissa Rashkovan, <i>Institute for Cancer Genetics<\/i><br \/>\nEmilia Laura Munteanu, <i>Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center<\/i><br \/>\nNichole Danzl, <i>Medicine &#8211; Immunology<\/i><br \/>\nAgnieszka Wendorff, <i>Institute for Cancer Genetics<\/i><br \/>\nJorge Postigo Fernandez, <i>Medicine &#8211; Immunology<\/i><br \/>\nSilvia Affo, <i>Medicine &#8211; Digestive and Liver Diseases<\/i><br \/>\nAveline Filliol, <i>Medicine &#8211; Digestive and Liver Diseases<\/i><br \/>\nTheresa Swayne, <i>Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center<\/i><br \/>\nGorka Lasso Cabrera, <i>Systems Biology<\/i><br \/>\nDavide Marotta, <i>Medicine &#8211; Pulmonary<\/i><br \/>\nAjaneyulu Murari, <i>Physiology and Cellular Biophysics<\/i><br \/>\nUchenna Unachuwu, <i>Anesthesiology<\/i><br \/>\nElena Bianchetti, <i>Pathology and Cell Biology<\/i><br \/>\nFrancesca La Carpia, <i>Pathology and Cell Biology<\/i><br \/>\nSonya Hanson, <i>Biochemistry and Molecular Physics<\/i><br \/>\nPablo P\u00e9rez, <i>Institute for Cancer Genetics<\/i><br \/>\nSilvia Alvarez, <i>Institute for Cancer Genetics<\/i><br \/>\nLaura Pereira, <i>Biological Sciences<\/i><br \/>\nSteven Cook, <i>Biological Sciences<\/i><br \/>\nAdriane Otopalik, <i>Biological Sciences<\/i><br \/>\nAbhishek Bhattacharya, <i>Biological Sciences<\/i><br \/>\nMerly Vogt, <i>Biological Sciences<\/i><br \/>\nEduardo Leyva, <i>Biological Sciences<\/i><br \/>\nBerta Vidal, <i>Biological Sciences<\/i><br \/>\nChunmin Shan, <i>Biological Sciences<\/i><br \/>\nOnur Cakmak, <i>Biological Sciences<\/i><br \/>\nKristi Stringer, <i>Social Work<\/i><br \/>\nSlavko Bogdanov, <i>Astrophysics<\/i><br \/>\nGuillaume Plante, <i>Astrophysics<\/i><br \/>\nLeo McGilly, <i>Physics<\/i><br \/>\nMatt Yankowitz, <i>Physics<\/i><br \/>\nRuth Angus, <i>Astro<\/i><br \/>\nKrishna Jayant, <i>EEE<\/i><br \/>\nDaniel Rhodes, <i>Mechanical Engineering<\/i><br \/>\nReka Letso-Recinos, <i>Biological Sciences<\/i><br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\">Daniel Litt, <i>Math<\/i><br \/>\nHaosheng Sun, <i>Biological Sciences<\/i><br \/>\nRafael Tapia-Rojo, <i>Biological Sciences<\/i><br \/>\nAlvaro Alonso-Caballero, <i>Biological Sciences<\/i><br \/>\nGulika Reddy, <i>Law<\/i><br \/>\nAnjli Parrin, <i>Law<\/i><br \/>\nRahma Hussain, <i>Law<\/i><br \/>\nCarlos Forsythe, <i>Physics<\/i><br \/>\nFabian Munoz Silva, <i>Zuckerman Institute<\/i><br \/>\nNabil Daddaoua, <i>Zuckerman Institute<\/i><br \/>\nLaureline Logiaco, <i>Zuckerman Institute<\/i><br \/>\nAndrew Zaharia, <i>Zuckerman Institute<\/i><br \/>\nLaureline Josset, <i>Columbia Water Center<\/i><br \/>\nUtsav Dave, <i>Electrical Engineering<\/i><br \/>\nAnindya Swarnakar, <i>Chemistry<\/i><br \/>\nElizabeth Heitkemper, <i>Biomedical Informatics<\/i><br \/>\nTzong-Shiue Yu, <i>Pediatrics &#8211; Critical Care<\/i><br \/>\nMohammad Islam, <i>Medicine &#8211; Pulmonary<\/i><br \/>\nGalina Gusarova, <i>Medicine &#8211; Pulmonary<\/i><br \/>\nIgnacio Hernandez-Morato, <i>Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery<\/i><br \/>\nCarmen de Sena Tom\u00e1s( Pediatrics &#8211; Cardiology<br \/>\nHuimin Kang, <i>Pediatrics &#8211; Nephrology<\/i><br \/>\nSebasti\u00e1n Riquelme, <i>Pediatrics &#8211; Infectious Diseases<\/i><br \/>\nPartha Patra, <i>Earth and Environmental Engineering<\/i><br \/>\nIrina Chernyshova, <i>Earth and Environmental Engineering<\/i><br \/>\nAshley Okwuosa, <i>Journalism<\/i><br \/>\nDaniel Nelson, <i>Journalism<\/i><br \/>\nJia Li, <i>Physics<\/i><br \/>\nDavid Tsai, <i>Electrical Engineering<\/i><br \/>\nMedini Annavajhala, <i>Medicine<\/i><br \/>\nEvan Paull, <i>Systems Biology<\/i><br \/>\nRebecca Kehm, <i>Epidemiology<\/i><br \/>\nNur Zeinomar, <i>Epidemiology<\/i><br \/>\nThomas Yager, <i>Epidemiology<\/i><br \/>\nYoonhee Lee, <i>Electrical Engineering<\/i><br \/>\nBenjamin Hoffman, <i>Law<\/i><br \/>\nTulsi Patel, <i>Pathology and Cell Biology<\/i><br \/>\nMarta Gal\u00e1n-Diez, <i>Physiology and Cellular Biophysics<\/i><br \/>\nPanos Oikonomou, <i>Systems Biology<\/i><br \/>\nAlvaro Cuesta-Dom\u00ednguez, <i>Physiology and Cellular Biophysics<\/i><br \/>\nMarcello Ziosi, <i>Neurology &#8211; Neuromuscular Medicine<\/i><br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third ezcol-last\">\nRafik Neme Garrido, <i>Biochemistry and Molecular Physics<\/i><br \/>\nJananan Pathmanathan, <i>Biochemistry and Molecular Physics<\/i><br \/>\nManu Vanaerschot, <i>Microbiology and Immunology<\/i><br \/>\nKathryn Wicht, <i>Microbiology and Immunology<\/i><br \/>\nJohn Okombo, <i>Microbiology and Immunology<\/i><br \/>\nNina Gnadig, <i>Microbiology and Immunology<\/i><br \/>\nYiyin Zhou, <i>Electrical Engineering<\/i><br \/>\nMasaaki Tomii, <i>Physics<\/i><br \/>\nAustin Joyce, <i>Physics<\/i><br \/>\nAlice Mosberger, <i>Zuckerman Institute<\/i><br \/>\nTal Golan, <i>Zuckerman Institute<\/i><br \/>\nYoungkyu Kim, <i>Biological Sciences<\/i><br \/>\nKalpita Karan, <i>Psychiatry<\/i><br \/>\nSebnem N. Tuncdemir, <i>Psychiatry &#8211; Integrative Neuroscience<\/i><br \/>\nRebuma Eirdessa Fite, <i>Medicine &#8211; Immunology<\/i><br \/>\nDebanjana Chatterjee, <i>Medicine &#8211; Nephrology<\/i><br \/>\nRoxanna Guichon Rubinstein, <i>Dental Medicine<\/i><br \/>\nFrancesco Brundu, <i>Systems Biology<\/i><br \/>\nAlbert Serra Cardinals<br \/>\nJorge Montesinos, <i>Neurology &#8211; Neuromuscular Medicine<\/i><br \/>\nGeorgia Ntermentzaki, <i>Pathology and Cell Biology<\/i><br \/>\nVartika Mishra, <i>Pathology and Cell Biology<\/i><br \/>\nDelfina Larrea, <i>Neurology &#8211; Neuromuscular Medicine<\/i><br \/>\nM\u00f3nica Pujol Canadell, <i>Center for Radiological Research<\/i><br \/>\nFlorence Borot, <i>Medicine &#8211; Hematology and Oncology<\/i><br \/>\nMaja Milanovic, <i>Institute for Cancer Genetics<\/i><br \/>\nZunaira Shuja, <i>Physiology and Cellular Biophysics<\/i><br \/>\nAraitz Alberdi Gonzalez, <i>Physiology and Cellular Biophysics<\/i><br \/>\nAmir Momen-Roknabadi, <i>Systems Biology<\/i><br \/>\nDario Sirabella, <i>Columbia Stem Cell Initiative<\/i><br \/>\nGiacomo Parisi, <i>Physiology and Cellular Biophysics<\/i><br \/>\nH. Tomas Rube, <i>Biological Sciences<\/i><br \/>\nGabby Landsverk, <i>Journalism<\/i><br \/>\nNadia Nguyen, <i>HIV Center<\/i><br \/>\nAdam Gerber, <i>Anesthesiology<\/i><br \/>\nDario Martelli, <i>Mechanical Engineering<\/i><br \/>\nKhuram Ashraf, <i>Physiology<\/i><br \/>\nRosemary Cater, <i>Physiology<\/i><br \/>\nSoledad Dom\u00ednguez, <i>Medicine &#8211; Institute for Genomic Medicine<\/i><br \/>\nJuan Mauricio Garre, <i>Department of Anesthesiology<\/i><br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vote on the proposed framework for Bargaining If you have not received a link to vote please email us at columbiapostdocunion@gmail.com After more than three years of organizing by postdocs to establish our union, Columbia University has proposed a framework<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1646"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1646"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6602,"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1646\/revisions\/6602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}