Rutgers AAUP-AFT
Rutgers AAUP-AFT: 50th Anniversary
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 …
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.” …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Dear colleague, Hello and welcome back to another semester. We hope you were able to rest and relax, because we have a contract battle ahead of us. After four months of bargaining, the administration hasn’t addressed our key demands; instead, they are creating obstacles to even meeting. To learn more about our contract campaign, go to the …
Dear colleague, Last week, the Biden administration announced that it was canceling up to $20,000 in student loan debts for tens of millions of people. This is an important first step toward our union’s goal: cancellation of all federal student loan debt. Many of you will benefit directly from this decision, but we want to make …
Dear colleague, As we wrote last week, Rutgers-Camden and Rutgers-Newark are facing an enrollment crisis. As of mid-August, total enrollment (both first-year and transfer students) is down by 27 percent at Camden and 8 percent at Newark, but is up 5 percent in New Brunswick, thanks to a 10 percent increase in first-year enrollment. Following this revelation, …
