Four union media workers were fired, in violation of their rights at work—that is a canary for all of us in this business. If we lose power at work, trust me it’s not any easier to hold anyone with political power to account.

At the end of SWC’s contract campaign, SWAC pledges to give 90% of any remaining funds to Palestinian and other local mutual aid groups.

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SWAC pays for emergency relief for student workers making 60% of NYC living wage. It's also a potential strike fund as SWC takes a stand for a living wage, cops off campus, non-citizen protections, and academic freedom.

A better future for higher ed, together.

Our members will be meeting this week to make a collective action plan to win our demands! Get ready, Columbia 😉

We marched to see the University's HR & lawyers and handed them the articles we want to see in a new contract.

Our membership demands that the University open the gates and get cops off our campus, protect its non-citizen workers, and offer speedy resolutions for contract violations!

During our caucus, our bargaining team called the University to ask why they refused to meet us at the agreed unpon time.

No answer.

Now, CU demands to meet only our bargaining team in a "non-bargaining" meeting. Email and call CU head of labor relations Linda Eisner at lmischel@columbia.edu and +1 212 854 9557. Tell her to face her workers on October 6th @ 11AM.

We quickly secured a space near campus large enough for our observers. Late on Friday, CU refused to attend the session, claiming that Trinity Lutheran Church is not “an appropriate place.” Bargaining across industries routinely occurs in faith-based spaces.

The members of SWC are eager to ink a new contract. As a sign of good faith, we agreed to meet with only in-person observers. After we mutually confirmed our availability on October 6th at 11AM, Columbia insisted we meet them in a 20-person room that hardly seats both teams.