On August 25th, the University issued new ‘guidance’ for the enforcement of its non-discrimination and anti-harassment (NDAH) policy which effectively codifies the political ideology of Zionism as a protected identity under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. In characterizing “‘Zionist’ as a substitute or codeword for Jew or Israeli,” the administration conflates Judaism…
March 4, 2024 Members of the Graduate Student Organizing Committee-UAW Local 2110, the union for graduate employees at New York University, are proud to stand with our colleagues at the City University of New York in support of the REPAIR campaign to tax the properties of New York State’s largest private universities and fund…
GWC-UAW Local 2110 at Columbia has been on strike since March 15. On Monday, 19 April 2021, the GWC bargaining committee reached a tentative agreement (TA) with Columbia University. As is standard in UAW bargaining, this tentative agreement must be ratified by a membership vote, giving members the opportunity to either vote YES to…
As members of the Graduate Student Organizing Committee (GSOC-UAW Local 2110) at New York University (NYU), we take an unambiguous stance supporting the abolition of the Prison Industrial Complex (PIC). Following the lead of the Black, queer, and feminist abolitionist movement, our vision of liberation requires the abolition of all prisons, detention centers, policing,…
GSOC-UAW condemns NYU’s decision to use the Tel Aviv Academic center for their “Go Local” plan as a way to tackle government restrictions on travel in and out of the U.S. Using the Tel Aviv academic center is discriminatory and in violation of NYU’s own policies. GSOC members have voted to close the center at Tel-Aviv,…
GSOC-UAW-Local 2110’s political solidarity committee stands with the U.S.-based Campus Antifascist Network in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and anti-fascist activists who are today in resistance and struggle against a “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. “Unite the Right” is a conglomerate of fascist, white supremacist, Islamophobic, anti- semitic, white nationalist, homophobic, anti-indigenous and xenophobic…
Download full PDF here NYU Must Protect International and Immigrant Students and Workers Against Trump and Covid-19 We, members of the Graduate Student Organizing Committee (GSOC-UAW Local 2110), condemn the anti-immigration policies targeting international and undocummented students and demand that NYU act against these racist policies, especially during these uncertain times. Since the onset of the…
Download full PDF here GSOC STATEMENT CALLING FOR TERMINATION OF NYU-NYPD TIES This statement, which highlights the specific nature of the relationship between NYU and the NYPD, is made in support of a cross-campus call for cutting ties with police departments. You can find that statement here. GSOC-UAW Local 2110, the union of graduate student…
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