Rutgers Strike Ends with Framework Agreement

Unions representing 9,000 faculty members at Rutgers University suspended their weeklong strike after reaching a consensus with the university on critical provisions, including a significant pay raise for adjunct professors. The strike was the university’s first in its 257-year history and had shut down most classes and research at New Jersey’s flagship public university since Monday. The framework that was finalized late Friday night through early Saturday morning for a four-year contract would provide a 43 percent pay increase for adjunct professors and a 33 percent pay increase for graduate workers.