Labor Contradictions: When a progressive institution takes an adversarial tone with labor

Students picket in solidarity with SENS-UAW members during the recent student worker strike. Photo by Cav Scott

After the SENS bargaining committee signed its tentative agreement with The New School this March, champagne rained as picketers dispersed, and the second strike in as many academic…

SENS signs tentative agreement with The New School on issues vital to the union 

Union members celebrate with champagne after announcing the tentative agreement to the picketers. Photo by J. Cav Scott

SENS-UAW Local 7902, which represents academic student workers at The New School, reached a tentative agreement with the university on their contract on Friday.  The articles negotiated until…

SENS-UAW verbally agrees to call off strike, after union tentatively agrees on contract with The New School during bargaining

During the SENS-UAW Local 7902 strike, picketers remained outside of the UC with signs, drums and chants to disrupt university activities. Photo by Jordan Fong

Following negotiations, SENS-UAW Local 7902 and The New School have reached a verbal Tentative Agreement on the academic student workers’ contract. As of 4:00 p.m. the union’s Bargaining…

American Association of University Professors at The New School affirms solidarity with SENS-UAW

The New School’s AAUP released a statement in solidarity with SENS-UAW. AAUP logo courtesy of American Association of University Professors.

The New School’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) released a statement of solidarity with the ongoing SENS-UAW Local 7902 strike earlier today.  In the…