Bargaining

Yesterday we had our third bargaining session of the semester. Thanks to all the members who were able to join us! Graduate student parents gave compelling testimonials about how NYU’s disrespectful lack of family benefits affects their ability to work. NYU offers a pitiful childcare subsidy of $200 a semester to a few graduate…

GSOC held a successful rally and press conference Wednesday about working conditions at NYU-Poly, followed by a bargaining session with the university administration at the Poly campus. Thanks to all the members who came out to support these events! Escalating our Public Presence! Despite the poor weather, we had a great turnout for the…

When The New York Times recently exposed the abusive treatment of construction workers at NYU’s Abu Dhabi campus, people all over the world reacted with disgust to a growing pattern at NYU: employing what the university calls “innovation” on the backs of low-wage, precarious workers. While the NYU Abu Dhabi situation has received well-deserved…

Today NYU’s bargaining committee met with the GSOC bargaining committee and 43 members from 18 different departments! The atmosphere at our open bargaining session was electric! Thank you to everyone who came today and we hope more of you will come to the next session. Every member introduced themselves. Rachel Nolan said, I’m here because a Poly…

NYU: Stop Botching Our Health Benefits Despite our significant contributions to NYU’s teaching and research missions, many of us have struggled to make ends meet this summer with less than we expected. Why? The NYU administration recently took back its commitment to distribute substantial amounts of money to graduate student employees for health insurance…

Thanks to everyone who came to the GSOC open membership meetings at NYU and NYU-Poly this week to discuss the status of bargaining and concerns members had about the process. We had a lively discussion. Although there were differences of opinion on specific aspects of bargaining, there was general agreement on moving forward with greater frequency of…

At the end of the spring semester, NYU emailed many students, including graduate employees, promising rebates in varying amounts for health care premiums paid for academic year 2012-2013. However, many students who have now gotten checks received far less than what they were originally promised from the university. The rebates themselves are a result…

The Spring 2014 semester has ended without a fair contract offer from the NYU Administration. While there was significant progress in negotiations on important non-economic rights, the University’s initial and only economic counter-proposal is far short of anything that our Bargaining Committee can recommend. NYU’s offer, made at the end of the semester, is…

After months of bargaining and intensive organizing around our demand for a fair contract, the Administration has finally made an economic proposal.  Characterizing the offer as “a framework for settlement,” the Administration proposed: A six year agreement that would expire 8/30/20. Teaching pay would be based on whatever Local 7902, the adjunct union, bargained in…

GRADUATE EMPLOYEES FROM 20+ DEPARTMENTS DEMAND FAIR CONTRACT AT UNION BARGAINING SESSION On Friday, May 2nd, a delegation of graduate employees from over 20 departments from across NYU came to our bargaining session to deliver the over 1,000 signatures on our Open Letter for a Fair Contract Now to the Administration bargaining committee. Before formally…

Thursday, April 10Important Union Meeting for all Supporters–Report on Bargaining, Q&A, Brainstorm3-5pm, NYU-Poly, Regna Lounge6-8pm, Washington Square, Graduate Lounge, Silver Center On Thursday, April 10 we will hold an extremely important union meeting to report on and discuss where we are in bargaining. There will be a session at each campus: 3-5 pm, Regna Lounge,…