UPDATES
Bargaining Session No. 19 – November 14, 2025
Watch observer Andrew Sanfratello (Courant) and the Bargaining Committee Benedetta Piantella (Tandon) after Friday’s session. Three takeaways from Friday: Big turnout yields big movement: the administration moves when we show up. We’re still fighting for fair pay and...
Opinion Piece: When it comes to contract faculty, NYU has no ‘peers’
NYU relies on contract faculty far more than the private universities it considers peers. CFU-UAW’s collective bargaining agreement must reflect that reality. Elisabeth Fay, Guest Contributor This Guest Essay appeared in Washington Square News:...
Bargaining update: $2,000
Watch Courant colleagues Fanny Shum (Bargaining Committee) and Joe Foster (observer) describe Friday’s session. $2000.That’s the extent of the raise the NYU administration thinks 75% of us deserve. At our first bargaining session on November 1, 2024, we told the...
The administration is stalling
RSVP to observe bargaining tomorrow, Oct. 31 On October 13, the administration’s outside lawyer wrote to us — followed quickly by a press release by John Beckman — suggesting that we and the administration hire a mediator in our negotiations. While this is not an...
This Fri. 10/31, tell admin: we can’t wait another year
RSVP to observe bargaining - Fri. 10/31 10 am - 2pm This Friday, we’ll sit down for our eighteenth bargaining session since we kicked off contract negotiations on November 1, 2024. Over the past year, we’ve been consistently disappointed — and occasionally dismayed —...
Get trained to escalate and win – Mon. 10/27 at 5 pm & Sat. 11/1 at 2 pm
Join us Monday 10/27 at 5 pm or Saturday 11/1 at 2 pm Yesterday, colleagues from across NYU came together to answer one question: How can we close the distance and win a strong first contract? Contract faculty are some of the most productive, revenue-generating...
If we want raises, we need to show up!
There are three ways you can help our contract campaign right now: 1. RSVP for an escalation training on October 23, October 27, or November 1. 2. RSVP to observe bargaining on October 31st and November 14th. 3. Follow CFU on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter — then...
CFU Bargaining Update – Session 17, October 10, 2025
Watch BC member Jacob Remes (Gallatin) and observer Linell Ajello (FAS) discuss Friday’s bargaining session. The time is now: attend our next bargaining sessions! October 31, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (Friday) November 14, TBD (Friday) At our last bargaining season on Friday,...
Proposed Changes to NYU’s Intellectual Property Policy
Last February, we introduced a contract proposal on Intellectual Property Rights, in keeping with our initial bargaining goals, which include “full ownership of our intellectual property” as a core academic freedom protection. In March, the NYU administration informed...
It’s Time: Rally on Sept 30th for a Strong First Contract
RSVP for CFU-UAW Strong Contract Rally on Tuesday, 9/30 at 1pm In February 2024, contract faculty across NYU voted by an overwhelming 89% to form a union. Since our election, a majority of faculty participated in ratifying our initial bargaining goals by a 99% vote,...
