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Bargaining Update #17 – November 29, 2022
By Ana Pairet Viñas, Member, Rutgers AAUP-AFT Takeaways This bargaining session had two core themes: salary increases (see Article 8–Salary Provisions, Faculty Compensation Program/FCP, and Health Insurance Benefits) and working conditions (Memorandum of Agreement on Infosilem/CourseAtlas). Changes in terms and conditions of employment (Article 21–University Procedures) were also discussed. Faculty members presented testimonials on the…
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Bargaining Update #16 – November 15, 2022
By Kyle Riismandel, Executive Council, and Esperanza Santos, Member, Rutgers AAUP-AFT, Newark Chapter This session focused on Articles 2, 10, 11, and (very briefly) Appendix E. Takeaways: Today’s session was largely technical discussions about grievance procedures in Articles 10 and 11. Management wants faculty who file grievances and come to a pre-hearing resolution to sign…
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Bargaining Update #15 – November 8, 2022
By Jackie Watters, Member, Rutgers AAUP-AFT Takeaways: Positives: Our bargaining committee skillfully presented the articles being discussed. Several speakers who have been affected by the unacceptable present conditions at Rutgers spoke with heart. Sara, a graduate worker, spoke about the importance of short-term COVID extension funding. Kyle, a graduate program director, spoke to the importance…
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Bargaining Update #14 – November 1, 2022
By Paul O’Keefe, Executive Council, Rutgers AAUP-AFT Bargaining has restarted. Delaying these negotiations is primarily to the benefit of management. We are the ones compelled to continue working with an expired contract. Bargaining will continue on an alternating small-group/large-group schedule. This session was a small-group session, with our core bargaining team and some member-observers attending.…
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Bargaining Update #13 – August 23, 2022
By Jim Brown, Camden Chapter President, Rutgers AAUP-AFT Takeaways Management is asking to limit the number of people who observe bargaining sessions, and they have threatened to stop bargaining unless our union imposes those limits. During this session, the union bargaining team listened to management’s concerns, responded to those concerns, and then proceeded with bargaining.…
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Bargaining Session #12 – August 16, 2022
By Julie Flynn, Department Rep, Writing Program, New Brunswick, Rutgers AAUP-AFT Takeaways The bargaining committee and the administration came to a tentative agreement on two minor points in Articles 13 and 17 (click here to see the language of these articles in our current contract). This shows that management can be receptive to our demands…
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Bargaining Session #11 – July 26, 2022
By Mich Ling, Grad Worker Steering Committee, Rutgers AAUP-AFT Takeaways The above is a report from the eleventh bargaining session for our next contract. After each session, our union will provide an update, written by a rotating cast of member-observers who are sitting in on negotiations. Click here for a full archive of Bargaining Updates.
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Bargaining Session #10 – July 19, 2022
By Paul O’Keefe, Executive Council, Rutgers AAUP-AFT This week’s bargaining session had three core themes: Graduate extensions; Article 8, which contains our core economic demands for the new contract; and Article 30, which references the issue of bridge funding. Takeaways There has been some progress on graduate funding, but it is imperative that these issues…
