Please donate to support NYU Contract Faculty on strike!

After a year and a half of bargaining, the NYU Administration is still stalling and refusing to reach a fair contract for almost 1,000 Contract Faculty members at NYU. Contract faculty make up half of the full-time faculty on campus and they are fighting for a living wage in the nation’s most expensive city, meaningful fixes to salary compression, academic freedom, stronger benefits, and greater control over curricula in the face of increasing political pressure and the rapid advance of AI.

This hardship fund is established to support NYU Contract Faculty during this critical struggle and welcomes donations from students, parents, alumni, faculty, staff, and allies who are able to give in these difficult times.

Who are the Contract Faculty at NYU?

NYU Contract Faculty United (CFU-UAW) is the Union representing more than 930 Contract Faculty members across multiple NYU’s schools at both Manhattan and Brooklyn campuses. CFU-UAW is fighting for fair wages, stable benefits, and working conditions that ensure and support high-quality teaching and student support.

This fund will be used to supplement the limited financial support members receive from the UAW Strike Assistance Program to ensure that Contract Faculty can maintain a strong picket line and help members who experience emergency hardship as a result of disrupted pay, childcare needs, medical costs, or urgent living expenses. Your donations will also maintain solidarity by ensuring that Contract Faculty can strike without choosing between safety and advocacy. Since many Contract Faculty are already under financial strain because of their salaries, this fund will help them stay afloat and keep their families fed and housed.

It's also important to know that the administration has repeatedly broken the law by refusing to negotiate with CFU-UAW over housing and retiree health benefits, by unilaterally changing the terms and conditions of the jobs of contract faculty in some schools, and by attempting to intimidate non-union colleagues into crossing picket lines.

Your contribution helps sustain a powerful, principled stand for fair treatment, equal pay for equal work, and academic integrity at NYU. Every donation, large or small, makes a tangible difference in keeping the strike strong and the coalition united.

For more information please visit: https://nyucontractfacultyunion.org/

Any unused funds will be donated to Make the Road NY to support their critical mission.