as the school prepares to merge with Montclair State University, the faculty union’s president said.
At least 22 full-time employees at Bloomfield College — or about 13% of the faculty and staff — are not being offered jobs by Montclair State University, the university announced March 1. “They made a proposal. We agreed to it. That’s not solid until there’s an overall agreement,” said Murphy, a 28-year biology and biochemistry professor who is among the 33 Bloomfield College faculty members offered a job after the two schools merge.
Union leaders and college administrators met Thursday, but failed to reach an agreement on other issues related to the impending merger, which is scheduled to be completed by June 30. “As a technical matter, everyone is being let go. Some people are going to be hired, without tenure, at Montclair, but there’s going to a two-month gap in salary,” Murphy said.