The first strike in Rutgers University history is heading into its third day. 'We’re going to keep everyone at the table,' Gov. Phil Murphy said.
and union leadership said Tuesday there were positive developments in the first two days of closed-door negotiations.Tuesday night on WBGO in Newark, without detailing what that includes. “To use a word used by one of the Rutgers labor representatives, there are enormous complexities.”
Murphy on Monday summoned negotiators for both the school and unions to begin ongoing meetings at the Statehouse in Trenton to help end the standoff. The governor said there have also been mediators involved that are “basically umpires trying to call balls and strikes.
The major sticking points are proposals for the most vulnerable workers, Maas said, including guaranteed multi-year funding for graduate students, and better benefits for graduate fellows, who now receive inferior health benefits, raising adjuncts up to the per-class rate non-tenure track faculty receive, and job security for adjuncts.
”These issues are tough and we are committed to our values of supporting the most vulnerable among us, including our students and our communities,” Givan added.
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