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Nearly 1,000 full-time non-tenure-track faculty at NYU went on strike Monday after a weekend of contract talks faltered and ended with no agreements in sight<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n New York University (NYU)<\/a> faculty began picketing outside the school\u2019s John A. Paulson Building, at 181 Mercer St., on March 23. Contract Faculty United \u2013 UAW (CFU-UAW), the union representing the faculty, had pushed back its strike deadline from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. to give administrators more time to consider their demands, which are related to compensation, job security, academic freedom, AI and workload.\u00a0<\/p>\n But the effort to delay the walkout proved futile.\n<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been negotiating all night, and in some cases we are coming closer, including appointment and reappointment, promotion, grievance and arbitration, performance evaluations,\u201d the union\u2019s bargaining committee said in a statement. \u201cUnfortunately, we are still far from the administration in other areas.\u201d<\/p>\n One of those areas is compensation. Contract professors make up around half of NYU\u2019s full-time faculty. However, they said they earn, on average, 36% less than their tenured colleagues.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cContract faculty salaries lag far behind our tenured colleagues,\u201d the union noted on its website. \u201cContract faculty need a fairer compensation structure that addresses salary compression, corrects inequities, and ensures that our pay reflects the cost of living in New York City.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n NYU management said it presented the union with a \u201ccomprehensive contract proposal,\u201d offering significant raises and giving them the \u201chighest minimum salaries\u201d of any unionized contract faculty in the nation.<\/p>\n Wiley Norvell, chief communications officer at NYU, called the strike \u201cfundamentally unnecessary,\u201d adding that the union should have pursued \u201cevery option at the negotiating table\u201d before walking off the job.<\/p>\n \u201cFor five months, we have urged the union to join us in resolving this contract through an independent mediator. The union has refused. They chose to strike even after the university remained at the bargaining table through the weekend and overnight,\u201d he said. \u201cWe presented a generous and comprehensive package that would improve the lives of every one of its members, including significant raises, the highest minimum salaries of any unionized contract faculty in the country, and comprehensive benefits including enhanced family care.\u201d<\/p>\n Classes continue\u00a0<\/p>\n Meanwhile, classes for the school\u2019s 60,000-plus students continued without interruption on Monday. NYU management said it has been preparing for the possibility of a strike by taking precautions such as positioning current faculty and substitutes to teach classes.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe are committed to maintaining our students\u2019 academic progress during this strike,\u201d Norvell said. \u201cSubstitute instructors and\/or alternative plans are in place for every section affected.\u201d<\/p>\n Support for NYU professors<\/p>\n Meanwhile, dozens of New York elected officials urged the administration to reach a settlement with the union. Among politicians supporting the professors<\/a> are Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal and NYC Council Members Christopher Marte, Virginia Maloney and Harvey Epstein, all of whom represent districts in Manhattan.\u00a0<\/p>\n