RSVP for our next bargaining sessions on April 29th and May 5th! Hello, As we wrap up the Spring semester, there are two additional opportunities to join a bargaining session as a faculty observer, …

We are excited to announce that we reached two more tentative agreements with SVA at our Tuesday session. Our tentative agreement (TA) on Discipline and Discharge would give faculty protections and recourse against unjust termination. Additionally, …

On Monday, we met with the SVA administration for our sixth bargaining session. We brought counters and made progress on a number of topics, including Discipline and Discharge, Bulletins and Posting, Health and Safety, Meeting Space, Academic Freedom, and Bargaining Unit Information. Unfortunately, …

As we continue bargaining our first contract with the SVA administration, please take a moment to sign our open letter calling for the restoration of previous changes to our annual raises and 401k benefits, and …

On Monday, members of the bargaining committee and faculty observers joined the SVA administration for our fifth bargaining session. Watch Bargaining Committee member Billy Altman (BFA Humanities) and faculty member S.J. Langer (MPS Art Therapy) …

Happy New Year! In 2025, SVA faculty voted overwhelmingly to form our union by 77%, a majority of faculty helped develop, and ratified, our initial bargaining goals, and we began to negotiate our first contract. …

This is a correction to our previous email; our next bargaining session with the SVA administration will take place on January 7th, from 4-6PM. You can RSVP to join the session as a faculty observer …

On Monday, our elected bargaining committee had its second negotiation session with the SVA administration. This was a productive meeting in which we presented a range of non-economic articles related to our workplace rights, and explained …

Our next bargaining session with the SVA administration will take place Monday, December 8 from 4-6PM. You can RSVP to join the session as a faculty observer here. On Thursday morning, our elected bargaining committee, …

Our initial bargaining goals have been ratified by 98% (423 voting yes to 9 voting no), with a majority of all faculty participating. This result builds on our 77% ‘yes’ vote to form our union. …