Updated Union Toolkit
Defend Our Academic Freedom
Strategies and information to protect yourself and each other from potential challenges to our rights as educators.
Fighting for All of Us
Join Your Union!
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.
Know Your Rights
Union FAQs and Resources
Union members and staff have compiled answers to your questions on a variety of issues.
Contract Resource Center
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.
Our Union History
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.
Member News
Upcoming Events
February 2026
Feb
26
Feb
26,
20265:00 pm – 7:00 pm
NJEA Uniserv South Office,
15000 Commerce Parkway
Mount Laurel, 08054 United States
Mount Laurel, 08054 United States
Join fellow union members for rapid response training to address ICE in our communities. Dinner will be provided at 5pm, and the program starts at 6pm. Click here to register.
Feb
26
Feb
26,
20267:00 pm – 8:00 pm
On Zoom,
Join our Union Town Hall to discuss issues concerning workload, advancement, and job security with members of the union bargaining committee. Check your union email for the invite link.
Feb
27
Feb
27,
20262:00 pm – 3:00 pm
On Zoom,
Bargaining for our next contract is just getting started, and we want to make it the strongest contract yet. In order to do that, we need your input. Any NTT interested in contributing to our bargaining process is invited to attend the first of a series of meetings regarding NTT bargaining issues. Click here to register.
March 2026
Mar
04
Mar
04,
20265:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Jersey City Education Association,
1600 John F Kennedy Blvd
Jersey City, 07305 United States
Jersey City, 07305 United States
Join fellow union members for rapid response training to address ICE in our communities. Dinner will be provided at 5pm, and the program starts at 6pm. Click here to register.
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