Hundreds of NYU Contract Faculty Strike Over Pay and Job Protections
Despite bargaining throughout the weekend to reach a fair contract—and even giving the administration a three-hour extension—Contract Faculty United at NYU are on strike as of 11 AM on Monday, March 23.
CFU-UAW represents about 950 non-tenure-track full-time contract faculty at NYU. While the NYU administration's latest proposals made some promising movement on some issues, they are not yet enough on core issues like compensation, especially decompression. They are also continuing to commit an unfair labor practice illegally refusing to bargain over housing benefits.
"We have always seen our campaign for a union and a fair contract as a fight not only about our working conditions, but about our students’ education, and about the future of NYU,” the CFU-UAW bargaining committee wrote. "We have been working tirelessly to reach a fair agreement for nearly 18 months. The NYU administration has chosen not to do the same."
How you can stand with CFU-UAW members on strike:
- Tell the administration to reach an agreement by sending a letter to the President Linda Mills, Provost Gigi Dopico, and other administrators voicing your support.
- Donate to the hardship fund, which will support contract faculty burdened by striking.
- Follow CFU-UAW on Twitter and Instagram for the latest updates.
- Join strikers on the picket line in New York City! See this week's picket schedule below.
More information:
- See CFU-UAW's Frequently Asked Questions for more information about the strike.
- Find bargaining proposals, updates, and more at nyucontractfacultyunion.org.
In the news:
- New York Times: Hundreds of N.Y.U. Professors Begin Strike Over Pay and Job Protections (Mar. 23)
- WABC: Non-tenured faculty members at New York University go on strike (Mar. 23)
- The City: NYU Faculty Strike as Union and University Reach Impasse on Wages (Mar. 23)