Studying at a university that experienced the longest adjunct professor strike in the country’s history, receiving constant emails about contract bargaining, and hearing talk of new unionization drives…
Tag: Unions
Opinion: Design students need to care about organized labor
It’s no secret that labor solidarity is in the air. From the Trader Joe’s union initiatives on the Lower East Side to the protests on streets of Paris,…
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…
122 Staff Laid-off, a ‘Top-Down’ Administration, and a Corporate Third Party: TNS is Fractured by Recent Decisions
Bold white letters jump from a bright red background branding The New School University Center. Glass cuts into the sides of the imposing 13-story building, creating transparent tunnels…
After Protests, Cafeteria Workers Keep Their Jobs
Cafeteria workers in the University Center are back under the same management, after last semester’s occupation led by the communist student group. Cafeteria workers did not know if…
Exit Interview with The New School’s Top Lawyer
An abbreviated version of this article appeared in our October print issue. On Jan. 15, 2014, The New School was preparing to finally open its brand new University…