New York City – St. John’s University no longer recognizes its two unions and demonstrations in support of the unions continue daily.
Christopher Denny, a Theology and Religious Studies Professor who serves as President of the University’s Faculty Association said the Unions’ attorneys “are going to be fighting this, at whatever level of the judiciary.”
Denny added: “We are certified by the State of New York and St. John’s is going to have to honor that legal relationship that it has consented to for over half a century. We are prepared for a long-term legal battle should that be necessary, but it would be far better for the Administration to realize that a productive forward-thinking University would be far better served by withdrawing its unilateral declaration.”
Formed in 1970: the St. John’s University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (SJU-AAUP) and the Faculty Association (FA).
Union demonstration are continuing daily with support from students and community.
