BARGAINING UPDATES
Bargaining Update Jan. 30: Our Strike Authorization Vote Starts Monday, Feb. 9
Last semester, over one hundred contract faculty from across NYU came together in escalation workshops to discuss next steps in our campaign. In December, faculty from every school, and nearly every department, signed a letter voicing strong support for a strike...
Join bargaining tomorrow – show the administration we’re ready
RSVP: Observe Bargaining on Fri. 1/30, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm In the past few weeks, it seems like the administration can’t stop talking about our union. They’ve been commenting on bargaining in the pages of Washington Square News, posting their own updates, and sending a...
Bargaining Update no. 22 – Friday, January 16, 2026
Watch Richard Dorritie (Nursing), Jacob Remes (Gallatin), and Nate Mickelson (EWP) describe Friday’s bargaining session. Friday’s session was five hours long. We had suggested an extra long “working session” because we were hopeful that after we brought 20 proposals...
New Years’ Resolutions: Solidarity and a Strong First Contract
Happy New Year! As we reflect on the progress we made last year and the considerable distance that remains, we on the Bargaining Committee are sure of one thing: your participation made all the difference. RSVP to observe bargaining on Friday, January 16 at 11:00am...
Bargaining update no. 21, December 18: We Are Tired of Waiting
Watch Jacob Remes (Gallatin) and Johann Jaeckel (Liberal Studies) describe Thursday’s bargaining session. On Tuesday, colleagues from around the university met in Bobst Library to deliver a letter to the NYU administration. “We are tired of waiting,” wrote around 90...
Faculty across NYU urge our BC to call a strike authorization vote
Our union is increasingly showing its strength through solidarity, both among contract faculty and across the university. This past month, over 100 contract faculty from across NYU attended escalation workshops to discuss next steps in our campaign. Today, contract...
Bargaining Update No. 20, Thanksgiving Edition
Watch Robin Harvey (Steinhardt) and Ger O’Donohue (FAS) describe Tuesday’s bargaining session. Today’s update: Big distance on fair pay and shared governance: attend an escalation workshop Coming closer where we’ve exerted big pressure: observe bargaining now We’re...
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...
