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 12
Feb 12, 20267:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Union Town Hall: Artificial Intelligence/Tech
On Zoom,
Join our Union Town Hall to discuss Artificial Intelligence and Tech with members of the union bargaining committee. Click here to register.
Feb 13
Feb 13, 20269:00 am – 10:00 am
Atlas Data Privacy Orientation
On Zoom,
The Rutgers AAUP-AFT will host a virtual demonstration of the members only Atlas security benefit. Register here.
Feb 13
Feb 13, 202612:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Union Town Hall: International Workers/Academic Freedom/Fellows
On Zoom,
Join our Union Town Hall to discuss issues concerning International Workers/Academic Freedom/Fellows with members of the union bargaining committee. Click here to register.

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