Rutgers University has reached a tentative agreement with unions to end a historic strike and resume classes next week, officials said.
After five days of “intensive” bargaining at the Statehouse, the two sides announced the framework for a deal early Saturday morning. It was one of the largest strikes in higher education history.
Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway office:
- Increase salaries across the board for full-time faculty and counselors by at least 14 percent by July 1, 2025.
- Provide a 43.8 percent increase in the per-credit salary rate for part-time lecturers over the four years of the contract while strengthening their job security.
- Increase the minimum salary for postdoctoral fellows and associates by 27.9 percent over the same contract period.
- Provide “substantial enhancements” in wages, plus a commitment to multi-year university support for teaching assistants and graduate assistants. The graduate students, in addition to receiving health care coverage and free tuition and fees, will see their 10-month salaries increase to $40,000 over the course of the contract.
Three unions were on strike: Rutgers AAUP-AFT, which represents full-time faculty, graduate workers, postdoctoral associates and Educational Opportunity Fund counselors; the Rutgers PTLFC-AAUP-AFT, which represents part-time lecturers; and AAUP-BHSNJ, which represents workers at Rutgers’ health sciences schools.
Source: Rutgers, unions reach tentative deal to end strike By DUSTIN RACIOPPI
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