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This is Maria Rosa Brea, a Clinical Professor in the Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, and one of the many contract faculty organizing for a strong first contract. On Friday we announced that we had voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. With...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...