Comments on: Proposed Removal of Fringe Benefit in Article 28.5 http://www.pratt-union.org/2008/05/04/proposed-removal-of-fringe-benefit-in-article-285/ Salary, Benefits and Rights for Faculty Sun, 25 May 2008 18:29:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: Chris Jensen http://www.pratt-union.org/2008/05/04/proposed-removal-of-fringe-benefit-in-article-285/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Chris Jensen Tue, 06 May 2008 16:20:17 +0000 http://www.pratt-union.org/2008/05/04/proposed-removal-of-fringe-benefit-in-article-285/#comment-251 As a new faculty member (and therefore a person most affected by NYC's housing crisis) I am very much concerned about how our benefits (pay or otherwise) match up to the cost of living here in Brooklyn. However, I am not convinced that the faculty housing was a suitable solution to this problem. What I would like to see negotiated in future contracts is some kind of housing voucher aimed at helping new faculty members survive in NYC. Personally the only reason I would leave Pratt is because I cannot afford my current rent. As a new faculty member (and therefore a person most affected by NYC’s housing crisis) I am very much concerned about how our benefits (pay or otherwise) match up to the cost of living here in Brooklyn.

However, I am not convinced that the faculty housing was a suitable solution to this problem.

What I would like to see negotiated in future contracts is some kind of housing voucher aimed at helping new faculty members survive in NYC. Personally the only reason I would leave Pratt is because I cannot afford my current rent.

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