The Columbia University student workers' union withdrew its demand that the university divest financially from Israel at a bargaining meeting this week. The union constitutes over 3,000 undergraduate and graduate student workers. Columbia University, Cuny most 'hostile' campuses for Muslims: Cair Read More »Financial divestment from Israel has been the central goalpost for the Columbia pro-Palestinian student movement, which established the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” and occupied Hamilton Hall in April of 2024. The union further campaigned for Columbia to suspend its dual degree programme with Tel Aviv University and halt plans to open a new facility in Tel Aviv. The National Labor Relations Act legally obligates both the union and the university to bargain over mandatory subjects such as wages or working conditions.