Management Was “Too Busy” to Pay Your Raises
Dear colleague, As you probably noticed, there was something missing from your paychecks last week: the merit raises we’ve been waiting a year to get. We won back the raises that management tried to cancel in our fiscal emergency negotiations this spring. Faculty members held up their end of the bargain by dealing with the…
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Labor Summit Sets Out Transformative Vision for Higher Education
Summit Draws Hundreds of Higher Ed Workers for Discussion of New Strategies Leaders of unions representing more than 300,000 faculty, adjunct instructors, staff, and graduate workers at colleges and universities around the country are meeting this week for a two-day summit to unite around a strategy for transforming higher education. Summit organizers will hold a briefing for…
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Final Work-Sharing Update: Action Needed if You Haven’t Gotten Payments
In This Update: 1) If you haven’t received any payments; 2) Two more pieces of advice if you haven’t been paid; 3) The easiest way to set up direct deposit; 4) Transferring funds from a debit card to a bank account; 5) How much you will get in unemployment payments; and 6) The union’s Work-Sharing…
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We Want Our Raises on Time!
To President Holloway: Below you will find the text of a petition asking you to intercede and make sure our raises are paid on time. Attached are the names of over 1,200 petition signers from among our university’s faculty, staff, and graduate workers. As the petition states, we were notified by your Senior Vice President…
Tell Management that We Want Our Raises on Time
Takeaway: We’re asking you to raise your voice with us and tell management they can’t get away with not paying our raises on time. Please add your name to this petition to President Holloway asking him to make sure our signed agreement with the administration will be honored and we’ll get our deferred raises on time. Dear…
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We Need Your Help to Pass Pro-Union Legislation
Dear colleague, We’re asking all of you who live in New Jersey to call your state legislators today and urge them to vote “yes” on the Responsible Collective Negotiations Act when it comes to a vote on Thursday. Click here to find out how to call state legislators. If you don’t live in New Jersey, call…
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Work-Sharing Update: Action Needed if You’re Still Experiencing Problems
In This Update: 1) If you’re still waiting for a call from NJDOL; 2) If you’ve applied successfully but haven’t gotten paid; 3) The easiest way to sign up for direct deposit; 4) Mailings from NJDOL and what to do about them; 5) How much should you be receiving?; and 5) The union’s Work-Sharing Loan…
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VICTORY! Postdocs Ratify a Strong New Contract
Dear colleague, We’re proud to announce that postdoctoral associates finally have a new contract. We won important gains in this agreement, especially for the lowest-paid postdocs, and we will go into bargaining for our next contract united with the rest of Rutgers AAUP-AFT. Stronger together! Here are some of the highlights of the new contract,…
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