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  • Malkhodr @lemmygrad.ml
    24·
    8 days ago

    ❗️Columbia student workers union drops Israel divestment demand, pivoting away from Gaza solidarity campaign

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    The Columbia University student workers union, SWC-UAW, has voted to withdraw its signature contract article demanding financial divestment from Israel, marking a major tactical retreat after months of deadlock.

    Dropping the international law framework allows the union to narrow its bargaining focus to mandatory workplace conditions like compensation, bowing to pressure from federal labor rules and its parent organization.

    This strategic pivot coincides with Columbia pressing ahead with the summer launch of its controversial global center in Tel Aviv.

    While the union previously served as a central pillar of the campus pro-Palestine movement—championing the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) framework and fighting against dual-degree ties to Tel Aviv University—the latest concession signals an abrupt retreat from political demands as negotiators push toward a viable contract.

    https://t.me/thecradlemedia/65437

    I fear if this is happening back at my old university. The Palestine struggle and the labor movement on campus were intertwined. The tendency of largely white labor organizers to throw international solidarity out the window is unfortunately very common in the US.

        • the rizzler@lemmygrad.ml
          5·
          7 days ago

          funny thing is, they never get theirs. their complete inability to show solidarity is why the amerikkkan “left” is one of the least effective in the world

          • Maeve @lemmygrad.ml
            5·
            7 days ago

            Yes, there’s a difference between perception and reality, most can’t tell the difference, others are gambling on “the long” game.

    • Che's Motorcycle@lemmygrad.ml
      15·
      8 days ago

      Saw this at my wife’s job just after they won their union contract. The more radical and many of the POC members wanted to do some anti-ICE community support. They were quickly overruled by the white majority.