tl;dr: NYU brought no new counter proposals. NYU asked a few clarifying questions about our proposals on vacation and bargaining unit lists, and reiterated their rejection to expand the grievance filing time limit from 15 days to 120 days. NYU maintained its rejection of our proposed $40/hr living wage. We have made movement on many Read More …
TL;DR: Despite two meaningful gains won by GSOC on issues related to equity & inclusion and childcare, NYU continued to stonewall most of the union’s demands. GSOC emphasized demands related to significantly improving benefits for Master’sstudents and eliminating inequities between PhD and master’s workers. The latest bargaining session was another exercise in patience from GSOC’s Read More …
TL;DR: While both NYU and GSOC made some proposals and counterproposals, there continued to be significant disagreement between both parties about the scope of negotiations, leading NYU to suggest hiring a third-party negotiator. In the face of NYU’s claim that student health coverage is not a workplace issue, several rank and file GSOC members shared Read More …
This week saw yet another fraught bargaining session with NYU, where even after a substantial number of counter proposals brought to the table by GSOC, NYU still maintained their rigid bargaining position, rejecting many, the majority even, of our proposals outright. The session this week was focused on the issue of Equity and Inclusion (E&I), Read More …
TL; DR: NYU again failed to provide concrete responses to both our impact and regular bargaining proposals. GSOC engaged in our first bargaining session with NYU after the expiration date of our contract passed on August 31st. We extended the terms of our contract for 1 month while we continue bargaining, allowing grievance and potential Read More …
