Posts tagged SWC-UAW

    News Article ● Labor Strike Unions

    SWC-UAW opens strike authorization vote to ‘ramp up’ pressure during bargaining over a new contract with Columbia

    February 26, 2026 // Under the last contract, doctoral candidate workers were guaranteed a $43,137 salary. The union has asked for a $76,372 minimum salary in the ongoing negotiations. A student worker strike may disrupt classes, grading, and research operations. The last SWC strike in 2021 disrupted Core Curriculum classes, with instructors canceling midterm exams and removing material from the curriculum. However, the University cut Core class teaching obligations for graduate student workers last year amid negotiations over the new contract. A University official told Spectator that the change gives graduate students more time to complete research and academic requirements.

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    News Article ● Unionization Unions

    Spurred on by SWC-UAW contract, student workers nationwide pursue greater workplace protections

    February 26, 2022 // The union's victories have spurred student-worker unions across the nation to fight for similar goals

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    Blog ● Strike

    Columbia student worker union concedes to second round of contract mediation in third week of strike

    November 19, 2021 // Meanwhile, Columbia, along with the UAW, continues to put the financial squeeze on student-workers. After changing the way it distributes stipends at the beginning of the semester, the university has begun withholding striking graduate workers’ stipends, which students rely on to live.

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