-
Adjunct Bargaining Update – July 18, 2022
By Amy Higer, President, Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union (PTLFC-AAUP-AFT) The following was presented as an introduction to the bargaining session. We are going to present our proposal for Article 4 (Salary Provisions), but this Article is closely linked with Article 6 (Appointments). I want to start by recognizing why we are all here, both sides…
-
Bargaining Session #9 – July 12, 2022
By Mich Ling, Grad Worker Steering Committee, Rutgers AAUP-AFT Takeaways There is still no clear commitment from the university to fund extensions for grads who received letters of non-appointment on April 31, 2022, despite repeated testimony from grad members of the precarity we continue to face as Fall semester looms. Reminders about the inability of…
-
Bargaining Session #8 – June 28, 2022
By Paul O’Keefe, Executive Council, Rutgers AAUP-AFT Takeaways The administration once again told us they were “gathering information” on the funding status of graduate students whose work was disrupted and delayed by the pandemic. We URGENTLY await their final collection and sharing of data regarding grads who are at immediate risk of seeing their degree…
-
Bargaining Update #6 – June 21, 2022
By Andy Urban, Vice President, New Brunswick Chapter, Rutgers AAUP-AFT Takeaways Our union presented revised contract language for Articles 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 19, 20, 21, 25, 27, 31, and 33. (A reminder: click here for a summary of our opening bargaining proposals, with links to proposed article language.) On a separate issue,…
-
Bargaining Update #5 – June 14, 2022
By Paul O’Keefe, Assistant Teaching Professor, Geography, Executive Council Member, Rutgers AAUP-AFT Takeaways Article 28, which proposes to reclassify PTL appointments, was introduced. At its heart is the fundamental principle of equal pay for equal work. Practically, the article will classify PTL work as equivalent to a fraction of full-time NTT faculty work at Rutgers.…
-
Bargaining Update #4 – June 7, 2022
By Paul O’Keefe, Executive Council, Rutgers AAUP-AFT Takeaways This session was centered around non-tenure track (NTT) faculty at Rutgers, specifically the introduction of a new article and the amendment of an existing one. Together these articles would strengthen processes of renewal, extension, and initial contract length for all NTT faculty at Rutgers, and they would…
-
Bargaining Update #3 – May 31, 2022
By Danyel Ferrari, Chair, Media and Narrative Committee, Rutgers AAUP-AFT Takeaways For this session of bargaining, we revisited the #OneFaculty union proposal. The units of PTLs and full-time faculty and grad workers again clearly stated that a unified union would be better for all of our university workers and our students. We were met with…
-
Bargaining Update #1 – May 17, 2022
By Andy Urban, Vice President, New Brunswick Chapter, Rutgers AAUP-AFT Below is a report from the first 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. Takeaways…
