On Saturday, December 10, ACT-UAW Local 7902, the union representing part-time faculty at the New School in Manhattan, reached a tentative agreement (TA) with the university for a new contract and ended its three-week strike. Part-time faculty members complained of declines in their real wages as pay increases have failed to keep up with the cost of living, no compensation for hours worked outside of the classroom, and a lack of job security.

Rank-and-file union members will now vote on whether to ratify the proposed contract. In the wake of the strike’s conclusion, Jacobin’s Charlie Muller spoke with several New School faculty members about the walkout and what it accomplished.