{"id":7145,"date":"2023-10-09T11:59:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T15:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/?p=7145"},"modified":"2023-10-10T11:59:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T15:59:19","slug":"columbia-is-stalling-times-up-get-ready-to-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/columbia-is-stalling-times-up-get-ready-to-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia is Stalling. Time’s Up. Get Ready to Strike."},"content":{"rendered":"
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This bargaining update is coming to you a little bit late, because our bargaining team was bitterly disappointed and furious at Columbia\u2019s behavior at the bargaining table once again. To understand where we are, it\u2019s important we remember how we got here.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On April 20,\u00a0when we first arrived for bargaining<\/a>\u00a0with a full slate of proposals, Columbia came empty-handed \u2013 saying they wanted to hear our full slate of proposals before responding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then they only delivered a piecemeal economic response on May 23, which has gone up only $2,600-2,862\/year in 3 months, saying they needed us to limit our focus on which economic demands mattered \u2013 in other words, to concede on some of our demands before we could even hear a response. If any economic proposal had not mattered to members, the bargaining committee would not have proposed it. Every proposal reflects the concerns of members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then\u00a0they stalled by demanding concessions<\/a>\u00a0on our Intellectual Property and Professional Development proposals before we could see another economic response. In order to show our good faith, we made adjustments to those proposals and proceeded. Then\u00a0they stalled by demanding concessions<\/a>\u00a0on our Diversity and Inclusion proposals before seeing another economic response. In order to show our good faith, we made adjustments and moved on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And finally, this past Thursday \u2013 as in the session before \u2013 they rushed us into agreeing to some language that could carve up our unit \u2013 leaving some members without protections or benefits <\/em>\u2013 before seeing an economic response. Columbia\u2019s bargaining team insists we settle on revising our contract\u2019s unit language, which determines who is and is not covered by our contract, before seeing any economic offers. There is no legal framework for this insistence, and it is deceitful: while maintaining this position, they also continuously push us to make economic concessions in the meantime, dangling the carrot of an economic response for seven hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s even more clear now than it was before: Columbia has no intention of bargaining in good faith. That\u2019s why\u00a0we\u2019ve filed an Unfair Labor Practice\u00a0against them<\/a>. It\u2019s why we petitioned President Shafik back in June to intervene \u2013 and then picketed her inauguration last week after she refused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it\u2019s why we\u2019re going to strike.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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There will be an Organizing Meeting tomorrow, Tuesday 10\/10 at 6pm to discuss Next Steps for the Strike and will Set a Date by Wednesday. Let us know if you\u2019d like to attend! \u2013 In the Meantime,\u00a0Read over This Expanded Strike F.A.Q<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bargaining Committee Needs YOU For a Successful Strike.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In solidarity,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your Friendly Neighborhood Bargaining & Organizing Committees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This bargaining update is coming to you a little bit late, because our bargaining team was bitterly disappointed and furious at Columbia\u2019s behavior at the bargaining table once again. To understand where we are, it\u2019s important we remember how we got<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":433,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7145"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=7145"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7147,"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7145\/revisions\/7147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}