Columbia University custodians' union plans to sue school over anti-Israel protests, slams 'bratty' occupiers

Fox News via Yahoo ^ | May 9, 2024 | Greg Norman

[grundle]

A union representing custodians at Columbia University says it is gearing up to sue the Ivy League school for its response to the anti-Israel protests, in which its members allegedly were targeted by "spoiled" and "bratty" agitators who temporarily took over a campus building.

TWU International President John Samuelsen told ‘Fox & Friends’ on Thursday that his rank and file is "particularly incensed at Columbia for not protecting the workers and particularly pissed at those particular protesters that tried to hold our workers in the building" during the occupation of Hamilton Hall early last week.

"Everybody in the building, the entire TWU workforce in the building was fearful and rightfully so. They stormed in... but two of the custodians had to fight their way out. They were explicitly told ‘you’re staying here, you’re not going anywhere, this cause is bigger than you," Samuelsen said. "Imagine that... kind of smarmy, sort of entitled, spoiled, bratty occupiers of the building come in and tell these blue-collar men and women ‘you’re not going anywhere, you’re staying here because this cause is bigger than you’ when they had to get home to their families. It’s outrageous, it’s an affront to workers everywhere."

"Columbia should have never put the custodians or the security officer in that position and that is at the heart of the matter," Samuelsen also said. "Columbia showed an epic disregard and epically failed to protect the workforce.

[aynrandfreak]

Not a huge fan of unions, but I hope the school having to pay makes them think twice about the cost of doing nothing for so long.

[Leep]

Union vs wanna be terrorist.

Biden/Harris 2024!

[DesertRhino]

They stormed in... but two of the custodians had to fight their way out. They were explicitly told ‘you’re staying here, you’re not going anywhere, this cause is bigger than you,” Samuelsen said.

That is kidnapping and false imprisonment. The janitors would have been legal to use deadly force to escape. As it is, there should be an open kidnapping investigation happening.

[bunkerhill7]

Columbia University is a cesspool.

[b4me]

maybe we Citizens need to suer state or the fed govt over this since they allow and many ways encourage illegals to barge in and harm our people and states? all 50 are complicit so far.

[workerbee]

So the self-absorbed idiots think they're entitled to kidnap the custodial staff? I can just hear their scoffing now. "Who cares, it's just the janitors. I hope they're sued to kingdom come.

[jimwatx]

“TWU International President John Samuelsen told ‘Fox & Friends’”

A leftist Jew who doesn’t like the students coming out against Israel. And of course Fox trots him out anyway because they are more Zionist than American first. As if these janitors couldn’t push their way out from these pansy students give me a break.

[from occupied ga]

As it is, there should be an open kidnapping investigation happening.

I agree. but in NYC only those who defend themselves against criminals (and of course Donald Trump) are prosecuted. In short don't hold your breath for the bratty entitled spoiled fools to be prosecuted.

[GOPJ]

They were explicitly told ‘you’re staying here, you’re not going anywhere, this cause is bigger than you," Samuelsen said. "Imagine that... kind of smarmy, sort of entitled, spoiled, bratty occupiers of the building come in and tell these blue-collar men and women ‘you’re not going anywhere, you’re staying here because this cause is bigger than you’ when they had to get home to their families.

Sue Columbia back to the stone age - then call your Congressional reps ask them to cut funding to commie/antisemite indoctrination centers.

[rx]

The rioters—for whom there’s evidence of the alleged confining of a person activity—should easily see charges of illegal confinement, if not kidnapping, be added in this case to a charge of intentional damage to property.

[from occupied ga]

They should, and in a sane jurisdiction they probably would be, but NY and NYC especially are far from sane.

[Billthedrill]

They were explicitly told ‘you’re staying here, you’re not going anywhere, this cause is bigger than you...

Kidnapping. And it shows the contempt the revolutionary cadre actually has for the working class in whose interest they pretend to act.

[packrat35]

They were explicitly told ‘you’re staying here, you’re not going anywhere, this cause is bigger than you," Samuelsen said.

The legal term for this is kidnapping. It is a serious thing.

Do that to me and get stabbed in the neck.

[hellinahandcart]

Yeah. “Pansy students.” That’s all they were.

You are starting to get very tedious.

[Albion Wilde]

Those photos of the janitor trying to subdue the vandal protestors are from Getty and can’t be posted here, but they can be viewed at this DailyMail link:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13368143/columbia-university-janitor-protest-hamilton-hall.html

[frank ballenger]

Agree 100%

I want this promoted even if our side has to pay for it. Dems get free propaganda against Trump and us, plus stuff like making a filthy felon into a false saint (George Floyd, hopefully getting his punishment now after he lived far too long.)