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Students occupy The New School University Center

Following the university's announcement that all employees who continue to strike will lose access to wages, including university contributions to health insurance and retirement benefits, students occupied the University Center at 63 Fifth Ave. this afternoon. Photo by Karen Arrobo

Students have occupied The New School’s University Center at 63 Fifth Ave. following the university’s decision to withhold pay to all striking employees. In an email sent on…

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Mediator joins the table as bargaining resumes between The New School and its part-time faculty

Faculty and students picket outside The New School University Center at 63 Fifth Ave. on Nov. 22. Part-time faculty have been on strike since Nov. 16 as they collectively bargain with the university for a fairer contract. Photo by Tara Lamorgese

A mediator joined the table for the first time yesterday as collective bargaining between The New School and its part-time faculty union resumed. Members of ACT-UAW Local 7902…

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CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS: TNS extends ‘final offer,’ effectively walks away from negotiations, according to union

Student picketing in solidarity with The New School’s part-time faculty union on Monday. Photo courtesy of Isabella Cooper.

On Sunday, The New School provided the currently on-strike part-time faculty union with a final offer on compensation, healthcare, job security, and other issues pertaining to their contract.…

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