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The tentative agreement does not meet the union’s already inadequate demands and would enforce an effective paycut.

In pursuing mediation, the UAW is preparing to sell out the strike of 3,000 graduate workers at Columbia.

More than 3,000 student workers are back on the picket line, after the UAW sabotaged an earlier strike this spring.

"We get characterized as irrational, but we're really just asking to survive in New York City," Ethan Jacobs, a philosophy doctoral candidate, said.

Let's be honest: college campuses could not run without student employees.

On Wednesday, May 26, ASUCR held their ninth meeting of the quarter.  The California Public Interest Group kicked off the meeting by providing their year in review presentation. This year, the student-run and student-funded advocacy group has worked to create positive social change through campaigns and activism. CALPIRG has chapters across the UC system, and […]

Les Miles is 3-18 in two seasons at Kansas, including a winless record in 2020. He was accused of sexual misconduct while coaching at LSU.

Refusing to pay for tuition isn’t a strike Refusing to pay for tuition isn’t a strike Samantha Camacho / Columbia Daily Spectator By Philip Jang | December 11, 2020, 1:17 AM As racial and economic disparities both within and outside of the Columbia community continue to be exacerbated by the worsening public health crisis, the tuition strike has gained considerable traction, even capturing the attention of national news outlets. The demands being made of the University are comprehensive...

We make. most of the folks dont come here with degrees in ship buildings so we invest in that. we invest not only in their craft, but also we invest in their leadership aint. >> we have a student body today of about 800 students. our student body today represents 27 states in the united states. >> reporter: the apprentice school offers 19 trades plus eight optional advance programs in the ship-building industry. all of the programs can lead to the opportunity for the apprentices to complete thei...

Entities dont have to pay the higher wages. the university of washington is seattles largest employer, and this week the university announced it doesnt currently have the money to pay $2600 -- 600 student workers to pay. the architect of the $15 wage, whos a socialist, is outraged. >> it is disingenuous for them to say they dont have enough to pay $15. why dont they cut the salaries of the top executives and try to pay -- and try to increase the wages for the lowerrest paid workers? >> reporter:...