Rutgers faculty and staff unions dispute university’s fiscal emergency declaration

Arbitration over contract violations and salary freezes began several weeks ago between Rutgers University and its faculty and staff unions. The step illustrates the tumult between the university and its unions as they try to agree on how the university should balance budgets constrained by the COVID-19 pandemic. The two sides can't even agree on what numbers to use in key areas, including how much money different proposals could save the university. It's a uniquely difficult situation...