Media Statements

“What We Achieved Is a Testament to All Our Efforts” NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Three unions representing 9,000 Rutgers University educators, researchers, clinicians, and librarians voted by overwhelming margins to ratify new contracts, nearly a month after a historic five-day strike in mid-April. Some 93 percent of members of the three unions—Rutgers AAUP-AFT, which represents full-time faculty, …

Three Rutgers Educators Unions Approve Tentative Agreements Union Members Must Ratify the Agreements Before They Are Final NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The three unions representing 9,000 educators, researchers, clinicians, and counselors at Rutgers University approved Tentative Agreements after nearly a year of negotiations. Elected representative bodies of the three unions met tonight to approve the agreements and …

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The bargaining teams of three unions representing 9,000 educators, researchers, and clinicians at Rutgers University voted to recommend contract language that would become Tentative Agreements if they are approved by the unions’ elected representatives. Rutgers AAUP-AFT’s Executive Council, the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union’s Executive Board, and AAUP-BHSNJ’s Council will read the recommended language …

Threat of Work Stoppage Remains if Rutgers Administration Doesn’t Finalize Agreement NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Unions at Rutgers University, including three that were on strike last week and a fourth that has begun the process of authorizing a strike, will picket outside a Board of Governors meeting scheduled for Winants Hall (7 College Ave., New Brunswick) this …

Five-Day Strike Is Suspended While Bargaining Continues on Open Issues NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Three Rutgers unions representing educators, researchers, and clinicians voted late last night to suspend their work actions and accept a framework for new contracts that union leaders say contain powerful advances, especially for their most vulnerable members. The framework came together after five …

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Bargaining between three striking unions and the Rutgers University administration continued in the state capital of Trenton as a strike by Rutgers AAUP-AFT, the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union, and AAUP-BHSNJ entered a fifth day on Friday. Union leaders said there has been progress in negotiations, but important issues need to be resolved. Yesterday, …

“These Are Tough Issues, but We’ve Made Progress” NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Three unions representing educators, researchers, and clinicians at Rutgers University will return to the picket lines on all three campuses today, as intensive negotiations continue in the state capital of Trenton. Picketing will start at 9 a.m., with bigger gatherings planned for the early afternoon. …

Both Sides in Trenton Today for Negotiations in Governor Murphy’s Office NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Picket lines went up for a second day on all three Rutgers University campuses as a strike by three unions representing 9,000 educators, researchers, and clinicians continued. Hundreds of striking full-time, adjunct, and medical faculty; graduate workers; postdoctoral associates; and counselors were …