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Postdoctoral workers union stages practice picket in anticipation of strike

The demonstration, which occurred during the annual Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons address, follows an August strike authorization vote.

By Jackson Dilks / Deputy Photo Editor

Columbia Postdoctoral Workers-United Auto Workers demanded that the University address the rising costs of living in New York City in its next contract, as well as increased protections for international workers.

By Ethan Singleton and Jackson Dilks • September 29, 2026 at 3:54 AM

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Photo by Eliza Lamster / Deputy Photo Editor

Picketers raise signs in support of CPW-UAW 4100 outside the William Black Building at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Photo by Jackson Dilks / Deputy Photo Editor

Demonstrators marched within barricades erected by the NYPD prior to the protest.