Executive Council Resolution on the October 1 Change in RU Masking Policy in Libraries and Classrooms
Whereas on September 26, 2022, the Rutgers administration announced, effective October 1, that “face coverings will no longer be required in indoor teaching spaces and libraries.” Whereas Rutgers University employs approximately 22,000-plus faculty and staff, as well as hundreds of graduate teaching assistants to teach approximately 70,000-plus students, all with varying levels of risk for…
We Support Equal Pay for Equal Work. President Holloway Must, Too.
Dear colleague, We were deeply disappointed by President Holloway’s State of the University address to the University Senate last Friday. Responding to questions from senators, he said our united faculty’s demand for equal pay for equal work was “a powerful phrase that is compelling on its surface, and it ignores the layers of complexity underneath it.”…
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Parents and Caregivers: Info Sessions Thursday, Sept. 29, on the New Care.com Benefit
Dear colleague, This fall, the university launched the “Caregiver Support Pilot Program for Rutgers Employees,” which offers five days of subsidized backup care from Care.com. If you have an emergency or a disruption in your care arrangements, you can choose a Care.com provider for backup care—or arrange for subsidized care from your personal network of family, friends, and…
Students, Faculty, Grad Workers, and Staff Join Together for Climate Justice and a Better Rutgers
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Rutgers students, faculty, graduate workers, and staff will come together on Friday, September 23, at 12 noon for a joint rally to call on the university to commit to pursuing climate justice and negotiating fair contracts for Rutgers’ 19,000 union employees. The rally will take place outside Alexander Library (169 College Ave., New…
September 23: Day of Action for Climate Justice and a Better Rutgers
Rutgers Students, Faculty, and Staff Join Together with Climate Justice and Community Activists Schedule for Friday, September 23: 11 a.m.: Rally: No New Fossil Fuel Projects in NJ! Monument Park, 318 George St., New Brunswick12 noon: Rally: We R the University! Rutgers-New Brunswick campus, outside Alexander Library, 169 College Ave.1 p.m.: Rally and March: No Dirty Pipeline Deal! Start at the…
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#RutgersHasTheMoney Town Hall Meetings: 9/16 at 12p and 9/19 at 5p
Takeaway: Get the facts about the Rutgers budget. Click here to RSVP for a virtual town hall meeting Friday, September 16, at 12 noon or Monday, September 19, at 5 p.m. Dear colleague, Join us at a virtual town hall meeting featuring Howard Bunsis, an expert on higher education finances (and a professor at Eastern Michigan University who…
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Share a Class Announcement about Our Contract Campaign
Takeaway: Join us this Friday at 12 noon for the “We R the University” rally (click here to tell us you’re coming). Share an invitation to attend and information about our contract campaign with your students. Dear colleague, We’re organizing this fall for a strong contract that helps us achieve a better Rutgers. We want…
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We R the University! Join Together on Friday, Sept. 23, 12pm, New Brunswick
Dear colleague, President Holloway will give his State of the University address before the University Senate on Friday, September 23, more than three months after our contract expired and with no significant progress on our key demands in bargaining. Outside, our union will join with students, staff, adjunct faculty, and community partners to send a message about the REAL…
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