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March 20, 2019

Rutgers Faculty Union Authorizes Call for Strike
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In New Jersey, faculty at Rutgers University have authorized union
leaders to call for a strike as ongoing contract negotiations have
failed to reach an agreement. Union members are demanding more full-time
faculty, equal pay for women staff, increased staff diversity, job
protection for librarians and a salary raise for teaching assistants. If
the union does decide to strike, it would be a first for faculty and
graduate employees in the school's 253-year history.


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