FFU Officer Election Results
We have elected union officers! Thanks to all of you who stepped up to vote in-person and online Oct. 16-17 for the three FFU Chief Stewards positions. Our Co-chairs ran uncontested. Starting in Spring 2026, Kathleen LaPenta will join our FFU Executive Committee as Chief Steward; Cornelius Collins and Josh Jordan were reelected Chief Stewards. We extend our gratitude to Justin Pool and Alessandro King for running for FFU leadership. You can find out more about FFU officer positions here, and about our current officers here. Officer terms will run through Fall 2028.
Although our elected officers are important, we need many diverse and representative FFU leaders in every department at Fordham to continue growing the strength of our union. We ask that you join our Organizing Committee or team of Local Stewards to ensure we’re as strong as we can be at a time when higher ed is under threat: click here to step up to get involved in FFU.
FFU Events Calendar
Join fellow FFU faculty at upcoming happy hours, coffees, lunches, and general membership meetings.
Take Action on Your FFU Membership Form
If you haven’t done so yet, please take action on your membership form by clicking here. FFU is a union shop, where all Fordham faculty covered by our CBAs must take action on their membership form. Only FFU members are eligible to vote on union leadership and our union contracts, participate in negotiations, and attend union meetings and other events. Dues information is here.
FFU members have new CBAs!
On Aug. 1, Fordham Faculty United members voted 98% to ratify our new union contract. You can find the new CBAs here, a highlights sheet here, and a summary here.
Thanks to the hard work of our Bargaining Team and the tireless support of FFU rank-and-file members during negotiations, our new union contract brings very substantial gains in job security, achieves higher pay for all FFU faculty, and increases benefits and professional development funds for FFU adjuncts. This is a win for FFU faculty working conditions and our students’ learning conditions – it makes our Fordham community better! What’s next for you and FFU? Click on Get Involved to join fellow contingent faculty as we build solidarity in the months ahead!
FFU Mission Statement
Guided by the belief that Fordham faculty’s working conditions are our students’ learning conditions, Fordham Faculty United, our union of contingent faculty at Fordham University, works to attain social justice, dignity, and well-being for contingent faculty and all members of the Fordham University community by addressing inequities in participation in university decision-making, wages, benefits, job security, inclusion, and rights.
Hear why FFU members have stood in solidarity in our collective fight for a fair contract
FFU Photos / FFU in the Fight!
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