STRIKE RELATED NEWS

Academics from around the country have voiced support for our campaign. Read some of their letters here.
Elected officials from around the city and state have lent their support to our campaign. Here are letters from Assemblyman Scott Stringer, State Senator Liz Krueger, and the New York City Council.
For an audio collage of sounds from the strike, click here, and follow the link for "strike sounds."
For a video clip of picketers protesting inside the main administration building, click here.
For a PowerPoint slideshow of photos from the strike, click here.

Hundreds Picket on Day 8 Columbia Spectator, April 29, 2004

Undergrads walk out of classes taught by scabs. Read about one incident as reported in the New Yorker Magazine.

SUBSTITUTE New Yorker, April 26, 2004

GSEU members stage sit-in at Low Library '68 Talk. Capitalizing on the symbolism of '68, GSEU members remind Columbia that "Student Power = Union Power."

GSEU Protests C250 Talk Columbia Spectator, April 28, 2004

"Wanted: Really Smart Suckers." The Village Voice exposes the corporate academy. Read the article here.

Generation Debt - the New Economics of Being Young Village Voice, April 28, 2004

Strike for Recognition, an opinion piece written by striking TAs, Columbia Spectator, April 19, 2004

AFL-CIO Leader Sweeney Pledges Support of GSEU Columbia Spectator, April 14, 2004

Strike's first day draws 500 picketers and lots of media attention. The NY Times, the NY Sun, the New Yorker, Fox News, and The Scientist are just a few of the news outlets reporting on our strike.

GSEU/UAW members vote to authorize an indefinite strike by an overwhelming 80%. Strike for union recognition will commence Monday, April 19. Supportive TAs, RAs, Faculty and Undergraduate should email gseu@2110uaw.org for more information. Read the Columbia Spectator Editorial supporting our strike here:

After Two Years, One Voice: Graduate students have the right to a union and to strike, Columbia Spectator April 16, 2004.

GSEU/UAW announces strike vote for April 14 and 15. Strike for Union Recognition would commence on April 19.

What would the strike look like?, Columbia Spectator April 14,2004.

GSEU to Vote on Possible Strike, Columbia Spectator April 14, 2004.

Teaching and Research Assistants Garner Majority Support For Unionization. On March 26, 2004 State Senator David Paterson's office counted our union cards, and certified that a majority of TAs and RAs who are currently working support the union. Senator Paterson has written a letter to President Bollinger asking him to agree to an official card count by a neutral third party. Read more about it here:

Grad Students Collect Majority Vote For Unionization, Columbia Spectator March 29,2004 article on GSEU/UAW's card count