NYU Launches Adjunct Faculty Health Insurance Plan
The benefit was an important victory adjuncts won when they hammered out their first-ever contract with the university last spring. Eligible adjuncts enrolled from Nov. 11 to 30, and many adjuncts are calling it a huge step forward in implementing other contract provisions, which included job security, wage increases and university recognition of their union. “Health coverage immediately improves the workplace, and this makes NYU a desirable place to be for part-time faculty,” said Ward Regan, a School of Continuing and Professional Studies adjunct and interim president of United Auto Workers Local 7902. “[It] will attract better faculty.” Coverage is […]