UPDATES

Dear colleagues, Like all of you, I received an email last Wednesday announcing new guidance from the provost. Deans have been tasked with carving us out of school councils and committees in a way that will fundamentally alter and weaken shared governance at NYU. If...

As the semester gets underway, we want to make sure you’re receiving the benefits and protections guaranteed by our collective bargaining agreement. Read on for updates about paid professional development leaves, anti-bullying protections, fair reappointment and...

We’re writing to share important information about the changes you should expect as we begin our first academic year as unionized professors. Last spring, we stood together to win a contract that sets new national standards. Now, we need to keep working together to...

As you may have seen in yesterday’s email from NYU Work Life, the new Family Care Fund is now open for applications, in accordance with Article 11 of our collective bargaining agreement. The application period will close on September 11, 2026. This fund replaces and...

On Thursday we sent you an email encouraging you to run for union office. That email contained incorrect instructions about how to nominate yourself; rather than email, you should use this form. Here’s the original email, updated with more complete and correct...

Last spring, we learned that the NYU administration is considering changes to the tuition remission benefit for dependents. Our contract guarantees us continued access to this benefit on the same terms and conditions as our tenured colleagues and other eligible...

If any of you have glanced at your pay stub, you may have noticed a couple of changes. Good news: in this paycheck you should have gotten the first $4500 of your retroactive raise. Please take the time to make sure the administration has done it correctly....

Thank you to the 515 CFU members who voted in this week’s election, which ended at 5pm today. I am pleased to announce the results. Interim Unit Chair Elisabeth Fay (Expository Writing Program, Faculty of Arts and Science) was the sole nominee and so was elected by...

One of the most important things you can do as a member of Contract Faculty United - UAW is to help elect those who will continue to move us forward. We are voting now for Unit Chair, and five Unit Representative positions. We will be holding further elections in the...

Contract Faculty United - UAW seeks self-nominations from members for Unit Chair (1 seat) and Unit Representative (5 seats). Nominations are due 5pm on Monday, May 11. Any bargaining unit member who has signed the UAW Membership Declaration by the closing of...