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Columbia postdoctoral workers ratify three-year union contract

Original: Columbia postdoctoral workers union ratifies 3-year contract

Postdoctoral workers at Columbia University have ratified a three-year contract through their union, securing the terms of employment for the research staff for the next several years. The agreement comes after union negotiations at the New York university and marks a stabilized labor arrangement for postdocs, a group that has increasingly organized at US universities in recent years.

Why now: Labor organizing among academic researchers is a growing national trend, making this ratified contract notable news in higher education.

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