US EditionNYU Faculty Strike Paused as Union, Administration Reach Tentative Agreement
The agreement includes salary minimums, 3.5% annual raises starting in 2027, a $1 million family care fund, and professional development support for about 950 faculty members.
- On Wednesday, New York University and the Contract Faculty United-UAW reached a tentative agreement, ending a two-day strike by nearly 1,000 non-tenured faculty members who returned to work immediately.
- The walkout began Monday after 17 months of negotiations stalled over compensation and job security, with 90% of union members voting to authorize the strike last month.
- Under the tentative agreement, 95% of members will earn more than $100,000 with a $91,000 base salary, while every member receives a minimum $14,000 raise and a $1 million family care fund.
- Brendan Hogan, a spokesperson for CFU-UAW, said the union secured "the highest minimum salaries of any unionized full-time, non-tenure track faculty in the country," while NYU spokesperson Wiley Norvell thanked both bargaining teams.
- Although striking faculty returned to campus Wednesday, the contract remains pending until union members hold a ratification vote, which will determine if the tentative deal becomes finalized or negotiations must resume.
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NYU STRIKE SUSPENDED: Union and school reach tentative agreement; members still need to vote
After a two-day strike and 17 months of negotiations, nearly 1,000 full-time non-tenure-track faculty at New York University (NYU) returned to work on March 25 after their union reached a tentative contract agreement with the school. The agreement was described as “strong” by both NYU leaders and Contract Faculty United-UAW (CFU-UAW), the union representing the educators. Per the agreement, 95% of union members will make over $100,000 starting …
Strike paused as NYU and faculty union reach tentative agreement
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- A tentative agreement has been reached between NYU and its unionized contract faculty, just two days after professors went on strike. The agreement, which will go before the union membership for ratification, will offer the highest minimum salaries for unionized contract faculty in the nation. Wiley Norvell, Chief Communications Officer [...]
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