RSVP for Zoom Town Hall August 27th, at 6PM

Kick off the fall semester by joining colleagues across departments at an August Virtual Town Hall to hear updates on our campaign, get answers to questions, and discuss winning a strong first contract! RSVP here to receive the zoom link.

New language in SVA faculty contracts

It’s come to our attention that the SVA administration has placed additional language into faculty contracts regarding at-will employment and arbitration procedures to resolve disputes. If you find this troubling, you’re not alone – we believe that SVA must bargain with us before making changes to aspects of our working conditions, including altering any language in our individual contracts, as such actions are a mandatory subject of bargaining under labor law. However, we advise faculty to accept their offer – this will NOT waive any of our rights as union members, as we continue negotiations.

We are disappointed that the SVA administration continues to make changes unilaterally, and so are working to raise this with SVA and are looking into whether to file an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charge around this recent development.

You can also read recent coverage about our ongoing work to address course cancellations in Hyperallergic.

Stay up to date on our campaign – follow us on Instagram

If you haven’t already, please take a moment to follow our campaign (sva.fac.uaw) on Instagram to stay up to date on our progress and upcoming events; and hear from fellow SVA faculty why we want a fair contract.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or thoughts.

Best,

Sean Paul, Art History
On behalf of SVA/FAC-UAW Organizing Committee