Columbia, student workers reach contract deal to end strike

Image:  Student workers reached a tentative first contract agreement with Columbia University late last week, following years of negotiations and a 10-week strike that threatened undergraduates’ credit hours for the fall semester. The four-year deal includes a major win for the union, given Columbia’s reluctance to agree to it: access to full arbitration or mediation for students’ claims of discrimination and harassment. This extends to sexual harassment and misconduct claims, after...