Rutgers AAUP-AFT
Rutgers AAUP-AFT: 50th Anniversary
Dear colleague, We are hearing reports that management may be misinforming faculty funded by grants that the raises won in our contracts must be paid entirely from current grant funds rather than by the central administration. This would be a direct violation of one of the most important victories in our contract: clear language that explicitly requires …
Take action: If you haven’t already, send a message to the State Senate President and Assembly Speaker asking them to support legislation to fix the fringe rate. Dear colleague, Great news! The Assembly Higher Education Committee voted unanimously to move the Fringe Relief Bill out of committee yesterday in Trenton! The fringe rate is the percentage that …
Tl/dr: See below for important updates regarding errors in the COVID-19 funding extension application process. In short, you do not have to be post-qualifying to be eligible, and you do not have to currently be in good academic standing. Management has updated the form and stated that they will send an email clarifying the corrections—both …
Dear colleague, As you’ll remember from our contract ratification vote earlier this month, our members voted for a proposal to ask everyone represented by our unions to make a voluntary contribution to the Rutgers “Beloved Community Fund” that was established during negotiations, with initial funding from the state government. Though President Holloway’s administration backed out of a …
Dear colleague, Our members have voted: we have strong new contracts, thanks to a massive organizing effort and a five-day strike that showed the power of higher ed labor and our determination to fight for a better Rutgers for ALL of us. Across our three unions, 93 percent of members who cast a ballot voted …
Dear colleague, We have finalized versions of the Tentative Agreements for all of our bargaining units. On Sunday night, the Executive Council of our union approved the TAs and recommended them for ratification by members. Below, you’ll find links to the complete text of the agreements. You may also find the highlights and summaries below …
We, two unions of educators at Rutgers University, stand in solidarity with your fight for fair wages, health care benefits, and improved working conditions. We understand the crucial role that graduate workers play in the academic community and the vital contributions you make to the future of higher education. We recognize that the challenges you …
Dear colleague, Once again, we are faced with a misleading “update” on labor negotiations from President Holloway, in which what he does NOT say is more instructive than what he does say. It is disappointing that President Holloway refuses to provide engaged leadership and speak forthrightly about what IS happening at the bargaining table. …
