Ururka shaqaalaha ardayda ee Jaamacadda Columbia ayaa ka noqday dalabkoodii maalgelinta Israa'iil
Ururka shaqaalaha ardayda ee Jaamacaddadda Columbia ayaa kulankoodii wada xaajoodka ee usbuucan ka noqday dalabkii ah in jaamacaddu ay ka baxdo maalgelinta Israa'iil. Ururku wuxuu ka kooban yahay in ka badan 3,000 arday oo jaamacadda dhigta iyo kuwa qalin jabiyay.
Go'aanka shirka guud iyo qodobka qandaraaska
Xubnaha ururka ayaa cod ku saaray go'aanka shir guud oo axad la qabtay. Tallaabadan waxay muujinaysaa isbeddel weyn oo ku yimid siyaasadda ururka, iyadoo tan ka hor uu u go'ay dhaqdhaqaaqa ardayda Palestiin ee jaamacadda.
SWC-UAW waxay la saartay qodob qandaraas cinwaankiisu ahaa 'Waajibka Sida Sharciga Caalamiga ah', kaas oo ku cadaadinayay jaamacadda inay ka baxdo shirkadaha iyo dawladaha xadgudbay sharciga caalamiga ah sida Qaramada Midoobay iyo Maxkamadda Dembiyada Caalamiga ah qeexeen.
Dalabyadii hore iyo xiriirka dhaqdhaqaaqa
Qodobka la saaray wuxuu sidoo kale ku dalbanayay in jaamacaddu ay daabacdo dhaqaheeda laba jeer sanad xisaabeed, iyadoo ku jiraan maalgashiga tooska ah iyo midka aan tooska ahayn, u ogolaanayana ururka liis 'entities from which the University shall divest'.
Ka noqoshada ayaa calaamad u ah isbeddel weyn, iyadoo ururku uu taageeray dhaqdhaqaaqa Palestiin tan iyo bilowgii falalkii Gaza. In ka badan 73,000 qof ayaa la dilay tan iyo weerarkii Israa'iil ee Oktoobar 2023.
Wada xaajoodka qandaraaska iyo xaaladda hadda
Ururku wuxuu wada xaajood uga jiraa Jaamacadda Columbia tan iyo March 2025, laakiin heshi la'aan ayaa sii jirta oo ku saabsan waxa loo yaqaan 'arrin goob shaqo'. Waxay soo gudbiyeen 34 qodob oo qandaraas ah.
Jaamacaddu ma jawaabin, waxayna ku doodday in dalabyadu ka baxsan yihiin qaabkii 2018. Sharciga National Labor Relations Act wuxuu ku waajibinayaa wada xaajoodka mushaharka iyo shuruudaha shaqada. Xaruntii Tel Aviv waxay furmi doontaa xagaaga.
At a bargaining meeting this week, the Columbia University student workers' union withdrew its demand that the university divest financially from Israel. The union represents over 3,000 undergraduate and graduate student workers and voted on the decision at a general body meeting on Monday.
Contract Article Withdrawn
SWC-UAW pulled a contract article entitled 'Obligations Under International Law,' which pressed the university to divest from companies and state actors in violation of international law, as defined by the United Nations and the International Criminal Court.
The article also demanded that the university publicise its finances twice a fiscal year, including all direct and indirect investments and holdings, and permit the union to submit a 'list of entities from which the University shall divest', detailing how the entities violated international law.
Shift From Pro-Palestinian Campaign
The withdrawal signifies a major shift in the union's politics and orientation, as it has devoted itself to Columbia's pro-Palestinian student movement since the start of Israel's genocide in Gaza. Over 73,000 people have been killed since Israel began its assault after Hamas-led attacks in October 2023.
Financial divestment from Israel was the central goalpost for the movement, which established the 'Gaza Solidarity Encampment' and occupied Hamilton Hall in April 2024. SWC-UAW passed a June 2024 BDS resolution and campaigned to suspend the Tel Aviv University dual degree programme.
Negotiations and Stalemate
The union has negotiated a successor contract with Columbia since March 2025, but a stalemate persists over what constitutes a 'workplace issue.' It proposed 34 articles; the university said they lay outside the 2018 framework confining bargaining to academic or operational matters.
The National Labor Relations Act obligates both sides to bargain over mandatory subjects such as wages or working conditions. Columbia will open its global centre in Tel Aviv this summer despite prior union opposition to the facility.
