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April 17, 2023

Rutgers Faculty and Academic Staff Suspend Strike After Reaching Tentative Deals with School
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In New Jersey, faculty at the state-run Rutgers University have
suspended their strike and are returning to classrooms today after
reaching tentative deals on pay increases, job security and union
representation. These include a 48% raise for adjunct faculty and a 33%
pay raise for graduate workers. The first faculty strike in Rutgers's
257-year history was organized by three unions representing over 9,000
professors, lecturers, graduate assistants and researchers.


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