The Headline
The United Auto Workers is touting 3.5% annual salary increases.
The Reality
When accounting for the 1.44% in union dues or agency fees that full-time NYU faculty must pay out of their gross salaries
(including any increases):
The Net Annual Increase for
Full-Time NYU Faculty = 3.20%1
Which is better?
Average Annual Increase for NYU Full-Time Contract Faculty1
3.20%
Average Increase for USC Full-Time RTPC Faculty Over the Past 5 Years
4.66%
What USC Has Offered
1
Calculated as a five-year average, with a salary increase of 3.5% annually minus union dues of 1.44% of gross income annually.
Make the choice that lets you keep what you earn.
Make the choice that protects your voice.
Vote.