Rutgers AAUP-AFT
Rutgers AAUP-AFT: 50th Anniversary
Dear colleague, Nurses at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick will go on strike tomorrow (Friday, August 4) if their demands are not met. Our union’s Executive Council has issued a statement of solidarity supporting the nurses and protesting strike-breaking tactics by the Rutgers administration. Join a contingent of our members on the picket line at 7 a.m. tomorrow outside …
We, the Executive Council of Rutgers AAUP-AFT, stand in solidarity with the Nurses of USW Local 4-200 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH). Nurses at RWJUH are fighting for safe-staffing levels and fair compensation, among other critical demands. If these important goals are not reached through collective negotiations, the nurses will begin a strike …
Takeaway: Our legislation to fix the fringe rate is closer to being finalized. Dear colleague, On Friday, June 30, 2023, the Senate version of the bill, S2747, passed the full Senate by a vote of 36-1. However, its counterpart in the Assembly stalled on Friday, not getting to a final vote. The Assembly bill, A4164, …
Dear colleague, We hope you had some time off over the long weekend. We’re writing to update you on the next salary increase that we won in our new contract; the increase that took effect on July 1st. Vivian Fernandez, Senior Vice President for Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness, has informed us that this pay increase …
Dear colleague, Our union elections wrapped up today, and we’re pleased to introduce the excellent team that has been elected to lead our union into the coming year. Please join us in congratulating all the new and ongoing university-wide officers, members of the Executive Council, and chapter leadership team members elected from each campus. (Only …
Takeaway: The S2747/A4164 joint bill to fix the fringe rate is set for a full vote tomorrow in both the State Senate and General Assembly. If you haven’t already, click here to send a message to your legislators asking them to vote “yes”! Dear colleague, Our effort to win legislation to permanently fix New Jersey’s inflated fringe …
Takeaway: Click here to send a message to your legislators in New Jersey asking them to vote “yes” on the A4164/S2747 joint bill to fix the fringe rate. Dear colleague, Our push to pass legislation that will permanently fix New Jersey’s inflated fringe benefit rate is coming down to this final week of the legislative session before …
Takeaway: 1) If you haven’t already, send a message to the State Senate President and Assembly Speaker asking them to support legislation to fix the fringe rate and make sure it comes to a final vote in the Senate and State Assembly next week! Dear colleague, Assembly Bill 4164—legislation our unions helped shape that would permanently fix the …