@SW_Columbia

A Union for Instructors, TAs, and Researchers at Columbia University | @UAW Local 2710 | RTs ≠ endorsements. @swcolumbia.bsky.social

 Columbia University, New York
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We voted YES to authorize a strike by a whopping 91.5%! Columbia won’t budge on protecting student workers from an authoritarian takeover and a cost-of-living crisis—it’s time to turn up the pressure.
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Labor for Palestine@Labor4PalestineJun 25
Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions–Gaza Statement on UAW Divestment [English in link below]. @uaw4democracy @uawlabor4pal @Labor4Palestine @alaa2325 @UAW7902 @uspcn @NOLSW2320 @SW_Columbia @UAW @ShawnFainUAW @UAWRegion9A @JeffSchuhrke laborforpalestine.net/2026/0…
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Prem Thakker@prem_thakkerApr 30
New York — Two years after students occupied Hamilton Hall (naming it "Hind's Hall" in ode to the little girl killed by Israeli forces), Columbia students & faculty are demonstrating on campus, honoring Palestinian scholars killed by Israel's genocide. Video: Sunrise Columbia
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Great article from @ColumbiaSpec about SWC’s fight for better health coverage, with interviews from our members! 🧵 columbiaspectator.com/the-ey…

As SWC-UAW Strike Looms, Student Workers Take on Medical Debt, Allege Failing Health Care Coverage...

As SWC-UAW Strike Looms, Student Workers Take on Medical Debt, Allege Failing Health Care Coverage Leads Features View From Here The Ear Eyesights Past Issues As SWC-UAW Strike Looms, Student Workers...

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R.H. explains how they had to “beg” Columbia Health for a rheumatology referral, describing health care scheduling at Columbia as a “part-time job”
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We won’t leave any of our members behind- we deserve to live in dignity, and we deserve comprehensive resources to keep us healthy. Read more about our contract fight: studentworkersofcolumbia.com…

Our Demands — Student Workers of Columbia - UAW Local 2710

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After tearing a ligament in her foot, Jay was met with an arduous bureaucratic process that blocked her from getting the care she needed for weeks: “the podiatrist just said that the injury was probably worse than it would have been if I had gotten into it weeks earlier.”
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Sydney describes the lack of institutional support for infertility as a student worker: “The hardest part of my Ph.D. is not my Ph.D. It is my life.”
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CFU UAW@CfuUawMar 15
Rather than following the law, bargaining in good faith, and settling a fair contract that preserves the integrity of an NYU education, our bosses are recruiting scab instructors. If you're asked, just say no.
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Conrad Blackburn@ConradforHarlemMar 13
Two opportunities to petition canvass this weekend‼️1) Saturday with @UAWRegion9A siblings @1pm and 2) Sunday with Team @DarializaforNY @1pm sign up to join us⭐️ act.conradforharlem.com/upco…
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CFU UAW@CfuUawMar 12
Solidarity with our siblings and colleagues uptown in @SW_Columbia, who have also authorized a strike to win a fair contract.
Student Workers of Columbia
@SW_ColumbiaMar 11
We voted YES to authorize a strike by a whopping 91.5%! Columbia won’t budge on protecting student workers from an authoritarian takeover and a cost-of-living crisis—it’s time to turn up the pressure.
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Peter Sterne@petersterneMar 12
NYU contract faculty and Columbia University student workers have now both voted to authorize potential strikes, which means we could soon see simultaneous strikes at NYC's most prestigious private universities.
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@jacobinMar 12
In response to what they describe as foot-dragging by the administration in contract negotiations, student workers at Columbia University have authorized a strike. We spoke to some of them about their demands.jacobin.com/2026/03/columbia…

Columbia Student Workers Are Poised to Strike

In response to what they describe as foot-dragging by the administration in contract negotiations, student workers at Columbia University have authorized a strike. We spoke to some of them about...

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@thenationMar 11
Just two hours after Ellie Aghayeva’s detention was confirmed by Columbia, hundreds of community members had gathered outside of the university’s gates to protest. bit.ly/40ULXAD

Inside the “ICE Off Campus” Movement

Amid repression from the Trump administration, students nationwide are forming alliances with faculty groups, unions, and alumni to protect undocumented and international students.

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Jacobin
@jacobinMar 12
Student workers at Columbia University have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike over contract demands including protections for noncitizen workers and adequate health care coverage. We spoke to some of them about the ongoing negotiations.jacobin.com/2026/03/columbia…

Columbia Student Workers Are Poised to Strike

In response to what they describe as foot-dragging by the administration in contract negotiations, student workers at Columbia University have authorized a strike. We spoke to some of them about...

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Eli Northrup@EliNorthrupMar 12
I stand with @SW_Columbia ✊
Student Workers of Columbia
@SW_ColumbiaMar 11
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