The union, which represents 74 percent of Columbia’s teaching faculty, approved the new contract after a vote on Jan. 11th.

From the 600 ballots mailed out in December, 186 came back. Of those who voted, 180 were in favor of the new contract. Although the number of part-time faculty who voted made up only a fraction of the 1,018 part-time faculty members at Columbia, contract negotiators on both sides didn’t see that as a problem.

“I think we have very good participation when we consider people’s lives,” said Pete Insley, a part-time instructor in the Science and Math Department and the membership chairman during negotiations.

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