Bargaining Update March 5 and 6

On Wednesday, our lawyer officially filed for arbitration over the NYU administration’s repeated law breaking — its refusal to bargain in good faith over housing and retiree medical benefits, the multiple ways in which it has impermissibly changed our working...

Strike deadline March 23

Last week, contract faculty across the university sent an unambiguous message to the NYU administration: with a turnout of 75%, 90% of us voted to authorize a strike. Tonight, we made it even clearer: unless the administration starts negotiating with us fairly and...

Results of our Strike Authorization Vote

Heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated in our Strike Authorization Vote, which ended at 9:00 pm on Friday, February 20. Contract faculty voted by 90% to authorize our elected Bargaining Committee to call a strike if circumstances justify. Total ballots cast:...

Strike Vote, Bargaining Observation, and Support

Strike authorization vote continues  Yesterday morning we began our vote to authorize our bargaining committee to set a strike deadline and, if necessary, to call a strike. In the first day, hundreds of us voted. Have you? If you didn’t receive an email from Election...

Why We’re Calling a Strike Authorization Vote

On Monday, we announced a strike authorization vote starting on February 9. Yesterday, President Linda Mills and Provost Gigi Dopico sent an email to all NYU employees that contained a number of mischaracterizations about our contract negotiations. As we prepare to...