A short look at where agreements and negotiations stand for striking faculty at Rutgers.
on a framework for a settlement. Not quite a tentative deal, which has everything wrapped up and ready for members to vote.Classes start up again Monday, officials said, andBargaining resumes Monday, to give negotiators a long-awaited rest. They will be meeting in New Brunswick, not the Statehouse in Trenton, where they met last week.
After a tentative agreement is reached, it will go to union members for a ratification vote. Once approved, the contract will kick into place. Some workers will receive retroactive pay that could significantly brighten their summers.Full-time faculty and counselors will receive 14% raises by the end of the contract in July 2025.
Part-time lecturers, also known as adjuncts, will receive a 43.8% increase in per-credit pay and some job security.Graduate fellows will be able to join the union.Full-time faculty without tenure will no longer have to apply for their jobs at the end of each contract.Outstanding issues on the table include healthcare for adjunct professors. For the union representing medical faculty, unresolved points include family leave, parental leave, and addressingStay tuned.
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