Defend Our Academic Freedom

Strategies and information to protect yourself and each other from potential challenges to our rights as educators.

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When you join our union, you become part of our efforts to maintain the advances we’ve won and to achieve more for everyone we represent.

Union FAQs and Resources

Union members and staff have compiled answers to your questions on a variety of issues.

Our 2022–26 Contracts

Find the full text of our union contracts with Rutgers, plus guides to the agreements to help you understand your rights.

Who We Are

Rutgers AAUP-AFT is one of the oldest higher ed unions in the country. Learn more about how our half-century of history led to who we are in the present day.

February 2026
Feb 09
Feb 09, 20263:30 pm – 4:30 pm
New Brunswick Chapter Meeting
Hybrid: 11 Stone St. and on Zoom, 11 Stone St.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901 United States
Join union colleagues for a hybrid New Brunswick chapter meeting to discuss our contract campaign. Click here to RSVP.
Feb 13
Feb 13, 20261:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Lecturer Advancement Workshop
On Zoom,
Join our members-only Advancement Workshop on February 13 from 1:30-2:30pm on Zoom. We’ll walk you through the application process and you’ll have a chance to have your questions answered by experienced lecturers with multiple successful advancements. Email rafu@rutgersaaup.org for the link.

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