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NYU\u2019s contract faculty union rejected administrators\u2019 push to <\/span>hire a third-party<\/span><\/a> to mediate its negotiation sessions, claiming that the university is stalling on at least 14 proposals related to faculty wages, academic freedom and data privacy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

NYU spokesperson John Beckman <\/span>said on Wednesday<\/span><\/a> that in an effort to \u201cspur progress\u201d between administrators and Contract Faculty United, the university has offered to pay for the union\u2019s portion of the hiring costs. The update came two weeks after administrators\u2019 initial suggestion to hire a mediator, which CFU said it was \u201ccarefully considering.\u201d In his most recent statement, Beckman said that the union has yet to make substantial adjustments to its proposals since bargaining began in November last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

CFU representatives declined the offer in a formal letter to NYU lawyers on Thursday morning. They said that a mediator isn\u2019t necessary only one year into the bargaining process, adding that they disagree with the university\u2019s characterization of their responses as abnormal or delayed.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe only articles on which we did not counter were those which either the administration has not yet responded to or those for which we were still awaiting information in order to bargain,\u201d the CFU letter said. \u201cWe are disappointed at the administration\u2019s continued slowness in responding to our requests for information.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

CFU\u2019s proposals are heavily focused on guaranteed job security, support for international faculty and improved health care benefits. Earlier this month, the union staged its <\/span>first demonstration<\/span><\/a> of the semester to demand administrators sponsor H-1B visas and green cards for faculty amid the Trump administration\u2019s attack on immigration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Along with immigration, CFU has doubled down on its salary proposals in recent months. In August, the union proposed a university policy that would <\/span>standardize salaries<\/span><\/a> for long-term and new faculty members and ensure that women and non-binary faculty members are paid as much as men. Since the policy was proposed, the parties have met four times and NYU has yet to respond with a counterproposal.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNYU has already offered our unionized contract faculty some of the highest-paid minimum salaries among their peers nationwide,\u201d Beckman said. \u201cYet frustratingly, as institutions of higher education face long-term financial risks, the union\u2019s proposal on compensation remains extraordinarily high.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In an interview with WSN, CFU representative Jacob Remes said that NYU has boasted its faculty <\/span>salaries in the past, but <\/span>has not responded to questions about which \u201cpeers\u201d it references.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The union had already planned to reject the university\u2019s offer and wasn\u2019t concerned about funding for the mediator, according to Remes. He said that the larger issue is that NYU has not made substantive strides in responding to CFU\u2019s proposals, something that cannot be resolved with a mediator. The union plans to continue its bargaining as usual, with its 18th session taking place on Friday, Oct. 31.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard for me to say if admin will keep pushing for a mediator,\u201d Remes said. \u201cI only hope that they realize that a mediator won\u2019t help move policies out faster \u2014 that is their job.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact Natalie Deoragh at ndeoragh@nyunews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

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