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Columbia student workers union will not strike in spring semester after parent union rejected strike

The majority of the Columbia local’s members previously voted in favor of setting April 23 as its deadline to strike.

By Stella Ragas / Senior Staff Photographer
The parent union recommended that the Student Workers of Columbia-United Auto Workers delay its strike until it appears that the University will not concede further without a strike.
By Fiona Hu and Pedro Meerbaum • April 28, 2026 at 6:09 AM