Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Hofstra Faculty Approve New Five-Year Union Contract

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Faculty at Hofstra University—who are members of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), an affiliate of AFT—have ratified a new contract.

Union members overwhelmingly approved the agreement last week, securing annual raises of between 3% and 3.5% over the lifetime of the five-year deal.

“Months of hard work, extensive negotiations, and active participation by our membership and community achieved this outcome,” AAUP Hofstra said in a statement. “We thank our members for their participation and unity throughout the entire process; hundreds attended meetings, participated in an on-campus rally, voted to support job actions, signed strike pledges, mobilized their networks to sign a petition to President Poser, shared their views, and took part in the final contract vote.”