NJIT Professors, Staff Greenlight New Work Contracts: Union

NEWARK, NJ — It’s an overwhelming “yes” for new contracts at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in Newark.

On Wednesday, members of the United Council of Academics at NJIT (UCAN) voted to ratify new work agreements with the university. More than 99 percent of union members who cast a ballot voted in favor, spokespeople said.

The deals cover adjunct faculty, postdoctoral research employees and graduate workers at the school through the end of June 2026.

The new contracts include pay raises, better job security, and more pay and support for educators who teach large classes. Read More: NJIT Reaches Tentative Deal With Staff (See Details)

Unionized workers at the university threatened to walk off the job in December as contract talks dragged on. The labor stoppage would have been the first-ever strike launched by NJIT educators and researchers. See Related: NJIT Faculty Union Threatens Strike Over Stalled Contract Talk

NJIT administrators have maintained that the university was carrying out negotiations in “good faith.”

“We’re very happy to have been able to reach an agreement,” NJIT vice president for communications Matthew Golden told Patch when news of the tentative contracts was announced last week.

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