Columbia University student workers’ union withdraws Israel divestment demand

Columbia University student workers’ union withdraws Israel divestment demand Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 07/31/2026 - 21:55 Move signifies major shift in the union’s politics and orientation, as it has devoted itself to the pro-Palestinian student movement since the start of Israel’s genocide An entrance gate to Columbia University is closed on 30 April 30 2025 in New York City (Adam Gray/AFP) Off 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. At a general body meeting on Monday, the union’s members voted on the decision.