Picket lines will go up on all 3 Rutgers University campuses at 9 a.m. Monday as 9,000 teachers went on strike in a historic standoff.
called for both sides to meet in his office at the Statehouse on Monday to seek a resolution to the historic impasse.
“Rutgers University is one of the nation’s premier institutions of higher learning. I am calling the university and union bargaining committees to meet in my office tomorrow to have a productive dialogue,” Murphy said in a statement. The announcement came as more than 67,000 students on Rutgers’ New Brunswick-Piscataway, Newark, and Camden campuses will be affected by what could be one of the largest faculty walkouts in U.S. higher education history.
“The world-class educators, students, and staff of Rutgers University have my word that these parties will negotiate in good faith to reach an agreement that is fair for all parties,” Murphy said.The walkout is expected to disrupt the majority of in-person and online classes as students head into their last few weeks of the spring semester before finals and commencement next month.
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