After months of negotiations, the part-time faculty’s contract has lapsed and no agreement has been met between the school and the union’s bargaining committee. After a 97% vote of authorization, the union elected to strike beginning Wednesday.
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The unstoppable history of an inflatable rat
As the part-time faculty strike began on Wednesday morning, an 8 ft. tall inflatable rat with a lengthy history in labor movements appeared on Fifth Avenue in front…
Live updates: Part-time faculty strike
Part-time faculty at The New School went on an indefinite strike on Wednesday morning after months of bargaining with the university over a new contract. The union ACT-UAW…
New School part-time faculty to strike Wednesday
UPDATE: The part-time faculty union, ACT-UAW Local 7902, officially announced Tuesday night that its members will be striking beginning Wednesday. The part-time faculty union has called for a…
Students and part-time faculty host a ‘funeral’ for The New School’s progressive values
A sea of students and part-time faculty gathered together in mourning to hold a funeral outside of The New School’s University Center on Halloween Day. Dressed in all…
New Yorkers show up for abortion rights following Supreme Court leak
Protests are being held across the country in response to the leaked draft opinion in which the U.S. Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. New Yorkers…