New School adjuncts strike for better pay, job security

Image:  Part-time faculty members at the New School, who are the vast majority of the university’s teaching force, walked out Wednesday to protest what they call administrative “intransigence” in contract negotiations. The part-time faculty union, which is affiliated with the United Auto Workers, says members haven’t had a raise since 2018. The university has proposed a 3.5 percent wage increase, but this doesn’t address the fact that real earnings are down 18 percent since 2018 due to...