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April 17, 2019

Rutgers Univ. Union Reaches Tentative Contract Deal w/ Administration
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In New Jersey, Rutgers University faculty and union members are
celebrating after reaching a tentative agreement with the school's
administration, avoiding what would have been the first strike in
Rutgers's 253-year history. Under the new contract, teaching assistants
will see a pay raise. Gender pay gaps-as well as pay gaps between
different campuses-will be closed. Non-tenure lecturers will also be
granted contracts of up to seven years. The school's administration also
agreed to guarantee a workplace free of sexual and online harassment.
The tentative contract will now be voted on by union members.


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