"Rutgers University Braces for Historic Faculty and Staff Strike"

Three unions representing about 9,000 faculty and staff at Rutgers University will go on strike to demand salary increases, improved job security for adjunct faculty, and guaranteed funding for graduate students, among other requests. This marks the first educator strike in the university’s history. While the university expects most classes to continue, union leaders expect the action to halt instruction and “non-critical research.” The university and union bargaining committee representatives have been implored to meet in the governor's office for a productive dialogue.