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Bargaining Update #30 – October 22, 2026
TL;DR The Unified Bargaining Committee met with management in Newark on October 22. We discussed the recent salary letter from management, sent to the press and the leadership of coalition unions, and demanded that management provide a real counter. We then discussed workload issues for BHSNJ faculty – we presented our counters for the School…
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Bargaining Update #29 – October 20, 2026
TL;DR The Unified Bargaining Committee met with management at Liberty Plaza on October 20. Both sides discussed the article on University Correctional Health Care, with members present to answer questions about workload and patient care. Much of the session was spent educating management on the unique challenges of providing healthcare in a prison setting. We…
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Bargaining Update #28 – October 13, 2026
TL;DR The Unified Bargaining Committee met with management at Liberty Plaza on October 13, greeted by a small welcome committee of members. Management completely struck another proposal today: the Side Letter on Rutgers Immigrant Community Assistance Project (RICAP) while claiming they share our commitment to this essential program. Management also countered on the Side Letter…
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Bargaining Update #27 – October 8, 2026
TL;DR The Unified Bargaining Committee met with management at Administrative Services Building II on October 8. The session began with our team questioning management about why they rejected every word in our crucial job security proposal for lecturers, Article 28, Fractional Appointments, as well as in Department & Campus Provisions for Fractional NTTs. Were they…
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Bargaining Update #26 – October 6, 2026
TL;DR The Unified Bargaining Committee met with Management at University Inn on Oct. 6. We entered the building following a demonstration outside from members urging management to bargain fairly. Management sent in counters on Article 2 (Academic Freedom), Article 11 (Promotion and Reappointment), Article 19 (Miscellaneous), Article 22A (Conditions of Employment), the Medical School Merger…
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Bargaining Update #25 – September 17, 2026
TL;DR The Unified Bargaining Committee met with Management over Zoom on Sept. 17 to discuss proposals related to BHSNJ faculty at RBHS, the two medical schools (NJMS and RWJMS), the School of Nursing, the School of Public Health, the School of Dental Medicine, and School of Health Professions. Many members of the BHSNJ bargaining team…
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Bargaining Update #24 – September 15, 2026
TL;DR The unified bargaining committee met with management on Tuesday, September 15, in New Brunswick. Management presented a “package” of three counters dealing with leave: Article 17, “Leave of Absence”; Article 25.A, “Sabbaticals”; and Article 16, “Parental, Medical, and Caregiver Leave and Support.” Packaging proposals together like this requires that we accept all three or…
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Bargaining Update #23 – September 8, 2026
TL;DR The unified bargaining committee met with management on Tuesday, September 8. Management sent two counters across the table the morning of the session, one on the Side Letter for Accommodations and the other on the TA/GA/Fellows Grievance Procedure (Article 23). Highlights from the Session Management Counter: Side Letter for Accommodations Management struck the entirety…
