They make up half of NYU’s full-time professors, and they want living wages and academic freedom.
Unions
Minneapolis Museum Workers Say “No Money, No Monet”
Unionized staff at the Minneapolis Institute of Art took to the picket line last week to demand salary raises in the face of inflation.
Custodians at RISD Are Fed Up
Facilities workers picketed this week in the face of grueling negotiations for their first union contract.
British Museum Workers Announce One-Week Strike
The action could disrupt public access to the museum as workers campaign for higher wages and better labor conditions.
MASS MoCA Workers Celebrate First Union Contract
Earlier this year, the union held a one-day strike over “lowball” wages and prolonged negotiations.
Storm King Workers Push for Union Recognition
The 500-acre museum and sculpture garden is refusing to voluntarily recognize the union.
New School Strike Ends With Victory for Adjuncts
The administration met the union on all of its demands, including raises across the board and increased healthcare eligibility.
Striking New School Adjuncts Show Up at Trustees’ Homes
Three weeks into their strike, part-time professors are escalating their protests, backed by public figures and disgruntled parents.
“Fair Wages Are So Chic”: Workers Rally at Brooklyn Museum Gala
Union members protested the unsatisfactory proposal presented by the museum after nearly a year of negotiations at play.
Part-Time Faculty at the New School Are Fed Up
The workers, who make up 87% of faculty at the school, are striking until “a reasonable contract” is reached.
Nearly 50K Academic Workers Are on Strike at University of California
In open letters published by Hyperallergic, faculty and students at UC Irvine’s Art History and Visual Studies departments demand higher wages and more support for its academic workers.
Philadelphia Museum Strikers Open Up on “Tense” Return to Work
The museum welcomed the workers back with an ice cream social, and many of them didn’t appreciate it.