{"id":511151,"date":"2022-11-17T05:34:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T02:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-school-tells-students-to-attend-class-while-professors-strike\/"},"modified":"2022-11-17T05:34:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T02:34:23","slug":"new-school-tells-students-to-attend-class-while-professors-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-school-tells-students-to-attend-class-while-professors-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"#New School tells students to attend class while professors strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2621b3f0c28\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-school-tells-students-to-attend-class-while-professors-strike\/#%E2%80%9CNew_School_tells_students_to_attend_class_while_professors_strike%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;New School tells students to attend class while professors strike&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNew_School_tells_students_to_attend_class_while_professors_strike%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;New School tells students to attend class while professors strike&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Part-time professors at Manhattan\u2019s New School went on strike on Wednesday \u2014 but the progressive university wants students to cross the picket line to keep attending classes while their instructors fight for better wages.<\/p>\n<p>Parents were stunned when they received an email from the university on Wednesday that\u00a0said that despite the professor strike, the school \u201cremains open and instructional activities are ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The email continued: \u201cClasses will continue to meet and students should plan to attend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The school, which can cost upwards of $60,000 per year, said it\u2019s encouraging students to keep up with their work through an \u201calternative instructional plan \u2026\u00a0 if their instructor chooses to engage in the strike.\u201d The plan includes completing requirements already assigned on syllabi and utilizing \u201casynchronous learning experience modules\u201d provided online.<\/p>\n<p>UAW Local 7902, which has represented the university\u2019 part time faculty since 2005,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youarethenewschool.com\/bargaining-blog\/press-release-part-time-faculty-at-the-new-school-will-strike-wednesday-november-16th\">said that 97% of its members<\/a> voted to authorize a strike after their contract expired at midnight on Nov. 13 \u2014 with 87% of the part-time faculty, or 1,307 of the roughly 1,678 people working this semester participating. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/new-scholol-strike-002.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Professors on strike outside of The New School in Manhattan\" class=\"wp-image-24684886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/new-scholol-strike-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/new-scholol-strike-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/new-scholol-strike-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Part-time faculty at The New School in Manhattan went on strike Wednesday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Adjunct professors make up a whopping 87% of the university\u2019s total faculty, the union said.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newschool.edu\/human-resources\/labor-relations-part-time-faculty-negotiations\/\">According to The New School<\/a>, the part-timers are currently paid a minimum of $71.31 to $127.85 per teaching hour, depending on the type of course.<\/p>\n<p>UAW Local 7902 said Wednesday the private university\u2019s final offer was a meager 3.5% wage increase \u201cin a time of record inflation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe New School has failed to bargain fairly or act on its tradition of progressive values,\u201d UAW Local 7902 stated in a release. \u201cThe university has now made their final, totally unacceptable offers on pay and benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The part-time staff have not received a raise in over four years, the union said, and faculty members\u2019 real earnings are down 18% from 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith my income from teaching grossing at $8,598 per year for two semester-long courses, I am forced to take on 2 to 3 other jobs outside of teaching in order to make ends meet,\u201d Annie Lee Larson, machine knitting professor at Parsons School of Fashion <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youarethenewschool.com\/bargaining-blog\/press-release-part-time-faculty-at-the-new-school-will-strike-wednesday-november-16th\">said in a statement<\/a> on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have a safety net,\u201d said Larson. \u201cI live alone in one of the most expensive cities in the world. If I can\u2019t pay my rent or bills, nobody else is stepping in to help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Professors have been under a contract since 2014 that was set to expire in 2019. However, the school and union agreed to extend the contract through the COVID-19 pandemic, and a 90-day extension maintained the agreement until this November. <\/p>\n<p>The New School said that it simply cannot afford the part time faculty\u2019s demands. The school claimed the compensation package would cost the university over $200 million over the course of the contract \u2014 nearly 50% of the school\u2019s annual operating budget of $460 million.<\/p>\n<p>The sudden strike and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent lack of communication from The New School\u2019s administration has upset parents who feel that the university has put their children in an awkward situation by asking them to continue attending classes while their professors picket outside. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"756\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/iStock-458571131.jpg?w=756\" alt=\"parsons school of design\" class=\"wp-image-24685073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/iStock-458571131.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1512 1512w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/iStock-458571131.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1134 1134w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/iStock-458571131.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=756 756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/iStock-458571131.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=378 378w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/iStock-458571131.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\"\/><figcaption>Parsons is part of The New School in New York.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One mother of a sophomore student at the school told The Post her daughter wants to support the faculty \u2014 whom she adores \u2014 but is worried she could face academic or even financial punishment for not attending classes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe loves her teachers but she has to go to class because she\u2019s on scholarship. She\u2019s afraid there\u2019s going to be some kind of a repercussion,\u201d the mother, who did not wish to identify herself, told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Another father, Brian, said he\u2019s \u201cvery frustrated\u201d with the situation at the school, which he said his daughter loves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything\u2019s been great, she loves the school and her professors. But this strike has really given us a gut punch,\u201d he said, calling the email that parents received on Wednesday as \u201cinsulting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe trouble is that the professors aren\u2019t there to teach the classes \u2026 it doesn\u2019t make sense,\u201d he added.\u00a0\u201cThe other thing is a lot of the kids are liberally minded and they\u2019re not so anxious to cross a picket line anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Brian said he feels especially bad for the students who live in dorms, who have to walk past the striking teachers to grab a meal from the food hall.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom what we understand, the part-time professors don\u2019t get paid much at all, especially with New York City prices,\u201d the Manhattan native said.<\/p>\n<p>Jacob, a father from Denmark who sent his daughter to The New School as an international student, said the staffers\u2019 demands seem very reasonable. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seems like the increase they want is only like three or four percent, which is half of the cost of living increase from inflation, so I mean, that seems like a very low ask especially because of the cost of the school \u2014 what you\u2019re paying and what you expect,\u201d he told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Jacob, whose daughter is a freshman, said he was surprised to learn that 87% of the school\u2019s faculty were part-time employees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI definitely understand that the students sympathize, because it\u2019s the people they react with everyday,\u201d he said. He said the students notice that their beloved professors are sacrificing a lot to be in the classroom sharing knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeaching is not something you do to make money. I think it\u2019s a life call so I think you want to make sure you\u2019re not sacrificing security in your day to day life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to the school community, the university said that it will continue bargaining on Thursday and Friday and that it hopes a deal can be reached \u201cquickly\u201d with the help of a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe New School bargaining team is continuing to work incredibly hard to reach an agreement that prioritizes the mission of the university and preserves our students\u2019 exceptional academic experience, while reflecting the sincere respect we have for our part-time faculty,\u201d the university said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis includes increased wages, participation in academic affairs, and professional development support. 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