Rutgers Strike: Murphy's Intervention and Historic Faculty Walkout.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy intervened in the contract negotiations between Rutgers University and faculty unions, who went on strike for the first time in the school's history. Murphy and his staff were in talks with Rutgers and labor officials for months, and he called a meeting in his Trenton office to try to resolve the impasse. Despite the school's contention that the work stoppage is illegal, Murphy told Rutgers leaders not to take legal action against the striking workers. The unions are seeking higher wages as part of a new contract, and the strike could mar the legacy of a governor who got into office in part because of support from public labor unions.