Shouldn seniority be considered when assigning work to teachers?
In many cases, it is. Our contract with The New School provides seniority protection, and our contract with NYU provides some guarantees of continued employment. We urge you to read the contract(s) that apply to you, and to make sure your employers have abided by them. If they have not, contact us. Beyond the protections provided by our contracts, we cannot regulate who the universities choose to employ, since both are private institutions, and therefore have the right to employ whoever they wish. At the same time, members who are interested in new, different or full time positions should always make that known to their schools, and we encourage all members to continually update and broaden their skills (professional development grants are available, thanks to our contracts; contact your department chair for more information).
