{"id":7285,"date":"2023-10-30T10:12:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/?p=7285"},"modified":"2023-11-08T10:12:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:12:52","slug":"24-hours-left-vote-now-on-the-tentative-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/24-hours-left-vote-now-on-the-tentative-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"[24 HOURS LEFT] Vote Now on the Tentative Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Banner-quote-Longer-1024x198.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Banner-quote-Longer-1024x198.png 1024w, https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Banner-quote-Longer-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Banner-quote-Longer-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Banner-quote-Longer-1536x297.png 1536w, https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Banner-quote-Longer-2048x396.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Today is the last full day left for you to vote on whether or not to accept the tentatively agreed contract. The vote will close tomorrow, Tuesday, October 31st at noon!\u00a0<\/strong><br>As a reminder, if this agreement is approved, this will be the contract valid for the next three years. If this offer is rejected, we would need to strike, and we would need to have a powerful majority strike in order to push for a better deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/2023-contract-vote\/\"><strong>Vote today in this link and forward to your friends &amp; colleagues<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>(details of the offer included in the link to vote)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please read the full contract offer here and see a summary below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What this proposal contains: (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1-IR3_Q1YWUWS2AdGpAtJF5jjzcI8wTQ9\/view?usp=sharing\">See the full offer HERE<\/a><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A 3 year contract, lasting until June 30th, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>$70,000 <\/strong>minimum for postdoctoral research scientist\/scholars and postdoctoral fellows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>$77,000<\/strong> minimum for associate research scientists\/scholars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These minimums for new hires will increase 1.5% per year&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3%<\/strong> yearly raises.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For researchers already at Columbia (not new hires) a one-time ratification salary adjustment: $1000 increase over the minimum per each year of experience up to 5 years for postdocs and 3 years for ARSs. (see the table in the contract below).<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/FQfq41BTk_sgrjaXpqPFdWXK68gMoEQFOMy_wdTXPfFZ1100MKgum84JGOD344fUX55VhXmCHy1E4xNjIbLEdoTO_w8aGq5wr-hBJa3lhB_-v4FPH4zdfq8c5XZAQOplhEKPsLEeBSzFQxvUyvsFRs0\" width=\"493\" height=\"263\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For anyone already making over these new minimums they will get a 3% increase.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>$1,200 ratification bonus.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Limits on classification of fellows as independent contractors. We will now be able to challenge (grieve) postdoctoral fellow status as long as the funding agency does not require contractor status. If the agency requires contractor status, the loss of benefits caused by this&nbsp; will be compensated for with $3,500 per year if they have been working at Columbia for at least 2 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hardship fund of <strong>$500,000<\/strong> for the 3 years of the agreement to cover medical emergencies of postdocs\/ARSs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neutral third party arbitration for cases of bullying once the new power-based harassment policy is established.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>$1,250<\/strong> to cover Visa renewals, increasing support for International researchers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>$1,500<\/strong> relocation payment for new employees (taxable).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>$5000<\/strong> in a childcare FSA account (tax free) per family for kids up to 6 years (before this negotiation it was not part of the contract)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Demands which the employer has <\/strong><strong>not <\/strong><strong>agreed to in this offer:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Childcare <\/strong>payments for each child and up to the age of 13<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Housing stipend<\/strong> of $5,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cost Of Living Adjustments (COLA)<\/strong> to keep up with inflation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Recognition of experience<\/strong> at other universities&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is no explicit commitment for<strong> institutional support<\/strong> from the university (it is up to them to decide how to finance this offer).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Raises to minimums are not retroactive<\/strong> from July 1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also this offer would mean <strong>withdrawing all ULP\u2019s filed<\/strong> against Columbia\u2019s behavior during bargaining (<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/16xSm2yeWuRRy0qFVPKz9TT9kSV4Ryfmct4wpeD_eUFE\/edit\">click here for more on the ULPs that will be withdrawn and not<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In solidarity,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your Friendly Neighborhood Bargaining &amp; Organizing Committees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/contact-us\/cpw-uaw-workplace-issue-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HAVE AN ISSUE? 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Check out <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/\"><strong><em>our website<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> and follow us on <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPWUAW\"><strong><em>Twitter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cpw_uaw\/\"><strong><em>Instagram<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@columbiapostdocworkers\"><strong><em>TikTok<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ColumbiaPostdocUnion\"><strong><em>Facebook<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, and join our and <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/BdMzRa7RA8sXMZui6\"><strong><em>Slack<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u200b.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the last full day left for you to vote on whether or not to accept the tentatively agreed contract. The vote will close tomorrow, Tuesday, October 31st at noon!\u00a0As a reminder, if this agreement is approved, this will<\/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\/7285"}],"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=7285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7286,"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7285\/revisions\/7286"}],"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=7285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}