Join your coworkers and community for a rally for wage justice Wednesday, July 20th at 6PM. We will gather in the northeast corner of Union Square, right outside our contract negotiations, as we give NYU our initial wage demands proposal.
ACT-UAW members have been bargaining a new labor contract for three months and our current contract is about to expire on the first day of the fall semester. Meanwhile, inflation is at least 8% and our wages will not increase to meet the higher cost of living without a fair new contract. Most adjuncts cannot afford NYU’s health plan for themselves, let alone their dependents and partners. By gathering our community together to publicly call for a living wage and better working conditions at NYU, we can leverage our collective power to win a landmark deal from the university administration.
We are in a strong position in bargaining, the university cannot function without our contributions, but the administration is more likely to respond quickly to our demands with actions like these than only our words of frustration at the bargaining table. There is more energy and momentum in the labor movement than we have seen in decades, and the conspicuous wealth of NYU is as apparent as ever. Through the solidarity of our members, students, and communities, we will transform NYU into a fair, just and equitable workplace for all.
We hope you’ll join us for a joyous rally on July 20th. Rally to be followed by celebratory after-party at Vol de Nuit.
Yours, in Solidarity,
The NYU Organizing Committee
