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Several hundred non-tenured full-time faculty members at New York University are on strike after the school failed to reach a tentative contract agreement with Contract Faculty United-United Auto Workers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Nearly 75% of the union\u2019s more than 900 full-time NYU contract faculty\u2014who teach across the university\u2019s various schools\u2014voted to authorize the strike in February. On Monday morning, a deal seemed possible, with CFU-UAW extending its 8 a.m. strike deadline by three hours after bargaining through the university\u2019s spring break last week. By midday, union members and supporters were on the picket line outside NYU\u2019s John A. Paulson Center in lower Manhattan.<\/p>\n
The strike comes after more than a year of negotiations regarding salaries, job security and benefits, according to Washington Square News<\/a><\/em>, NYU\u2019s student-run newspaper. Among the larger concerns are wage discrepancies between tenured and non-tenured faculty members.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been negotiating all night, and in some cases we are coming closer, including appointment and reappointment, promotion, grievance and arbitration, performance evaluations,\u201d the union\u2019s bargaining committee told AMNY<\/a><\/em>. \u201cUnfortunately, we are still far from the administration in other areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Following a series of negotiations last week, the union and the university reached tentative agreements on various contract provisions, including on artificial intelligence and protection for international faculty. Provisions on AI include the university committing to ongoing discussions with the union regarding best practices and emerging issues.<\/p>\n NYU spokesperson Wiley Norvell told Fast Company<\/em> that the university \u201cwill continue negotiating in good faith in the hopes of reaching a fair and sustainable contract.\u201d In an emailed statement, Norvell also confirmed that classes will continue today with substitute instructors or alternative plans in place for those affected by the strike. <\/p>\n On its Instagram, the union and allies like New York City Democratic Socialists of America and the school\u2019s DSA chapter have labeled the substitutes as scabs, and is encouraging students to show solidarity with the union members by joining the picket line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n