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ADVISORY: Rutgers SAS “Precautionary Cuts” Will Harm Students, University
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, New Brunswick, NJ – Rutgers University needs to reexamine its priorities. Its focus must be on the quality education and cutting-edge research that have propelled Rutgers into the ranks of the nation’s finest public universities, making it a draw for students around the world. Cuts being proposed by Rutgers’ administration threaten this core…
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Statement from Rebecca Givan, President of Rutgers AAUP-AFT, and Heather Pierce, President of Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union, on Photo of Joe Hathaway with January 6 Participant
New Brunswick, NJ — Rutgers faculty unions are calling on NJ-11 congressional candidate Joe Hathaway to address photographs showing him posing with Joseph Belnome, an individual who was present in Washington, D.C. during the events of January 6. Rebecca Givan, President of Rutgers AAUP-AFT, released the following statement: “January 6 marked one of the most…
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A Pivotal Point for American Democracy: A Joint Statement by UUP, PSC/CUNY, Rutgers AAUP-AFT and Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — United University Professions (UUP), representing 42,000 faculty and professional staff at the State University of New York’s state-operated campuses; the Professional Staff Congress-CUNY (PSC/CUNY), representing 30,000 members at the City University of New York; and Rutgers AAUP-AFT and Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union, representing 9,000 Rutgers University academic workers, today issued a call…
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Rutgers Unions Endorse Analilia Mejia in House Special Election
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Two unions representing more than 8,000 educators and researchers at Rutgers University have endorsed Analilia Mejia for Congress in the Democratic primary for the special election to replace Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill. The unions—Rutgers AAUP-AFT, which represents full-time faculty, graduate workers, postdocs, and counselors, and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union, which represents adjunct faculty—will…
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Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union and Rutgers AAUP-AFT Vote to Endorse Representative Mikie Sherrill for NJ Governor
NEW BRUNSWICK – Two Rutgers University unions representing more than 9,000 faculty, graduate workers, postdocs, and counselors announced that they are endorsing Representative Mikie Sherrill for governor of New Jersey because of their shared commitment to defending academic freedom and supporting investment in New Jersey’s public higher education institutions. The elected Executive Council of the…
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Union Leaders Call on Rutgers, Higher Ed to Reject Trump Administration “Compact”
Trump’s “Loyalty Oath” Would Undermine Freedom to Teach and Learn NEW BRUNSWICK—Three unions representing more than 10,000 educators, researchers, clinicians, and others at Rutgers University are calling on the university to reject the Trump administration’s “compact” offered to higher education, saying that it would stifle the freedom to teach and learn at the center of…
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Federal Judge Rules That Trump Administration Violated First Amendment By Targeting International Scholars
Rutgers Union Was Plaintiff in Landmark Free Speech Suit Rutgers AAUP-AFT President Rebecca Givan said the union was proud to participate. “Our courageous noncitizen members stepped up and shared their experiences of losing their ability to speak freely because of the chilling effect of Trump administration policy,” Givan said. “Our unions and associations are fighting…
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Unions and Community Groups to Rally for Education, Research, and Health Care
Ras Baraka and Randi Weingarten Featured Speakers at National Day of Action Event WHEN: Tuesday, April 8, 4–5 p.m.WHERE: Military Park (51 Park Place) NEWARK—Members of New Jersey education and other unions will be joined by organizations representing the state’s vulnerable communities at a 4 p.m. rally in Newark’s Military Park (51 Park Place) on…
