Rutgers AAUP-AFT
Rutgers AAUP-AFT: 50th Anniversary
Rutgers libraries are being starved of funds, services are being slashed to students and departments, and library faculty and staff are being disrespected under the current administration. We cannot maintain our status as a Research 1 university, advance in rankings, and attract and retain the finest scholars and researchers if we allow our libraries to …
Media Statement: November 12, 2020 Rutgers Ordered to Turn Over Documents about Program That Loses Tens of Millions Per Year NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Rutgers AAUP-AFT is celebrating a victory after a New Jersey superior court judge ordered Rutgers University to turn over information about the tens of millions of dollars funneled annually to an athletics program …
The Rutgers AAUP-AFT Executive Council passed the following resolution: Whereas, Donald Trump represents a profound threat to democratic rights and the rule of law should he win a second term as president of the United States, including the right to public education at the core of our union’s mission; and Whereas, the United States has …
The Rutgers AAUP-AFT Executive Council and the PTLFC-AAUP-AFT passed the following resolution at separate meetings: Donald Trump and his GOP enablers represent a mortal threat to U.S. democracy. If Donald Trump and his GOP enablers attempt to obstruct, subvert, sabotage, overturn, or reject a fair and complete count of presidential ballots (essentially a coup against …
Press statement: October 16 NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Plaintiffs in a pay equity lawsuit against Rutgers University joined leaders of Rutgers AAUP-AFT at a press conference Thursday, October 15, to discuss their individual cases and the groundbreaking program negotiated by the union to address faculty salary inequality that brought those cases to light. The lawsuit, filed in …
Below is a statement from Prof. Deepa Kumar, one of the plaintiffs in a pay equity lawsuit, appearing at an October 15 press conference. She is a Professor of Journalism and Media Studies in the School of Communication and Information, with 16 years at Rutgers University. My name is Deepa Kumar, and I am a …
Below is the statement from Prof. Nancy Wolff, one of the plaintiffs in a pay equity lawsuit, appearing at an October 15 press conference. She is a Distinguished Professor in the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, and Director of the Bloustein Center for Survey Research, with 29 years at Rutgers University. My name is …
Below is a statement from Prof. Judith Storch, one of the plaintiffs in a pay equity lawsuit, appearing at an October 15 press conference. She is a Distinguished Professor of Nutritional Sciences in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, with 28 years at Rutgers University. I’m Judy Storch, Distinguished Professor in the Nutritional Sciences …