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
12
Feb
12,
20267:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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
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
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.
Feb
13
Feb
13,
20261:30 pm – 2:30 pm
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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