NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The Rutgers union representing more than 6,000 full-time faculty members, graduate workers, and others is calling for Rutgers Board of Governors member William Tambussi to resign or be removed from the Board after Tambussi was indicted on racketeering charges alongside powerful South Jersey Democratic Party boss George Norcross, his politically connected attorney brother…

“A witch-hunt that echoes some of the worst times in this country’s history” WASHINGTON—Members of unions representing tens of thousands of faculty, graduate workers, and others at Rutgers University, the University of California, and Northwestern University sent a message after the House GOP Education and Workforce Committee hearing targeting their campuses on Thursday: “Stop the witch-hunt!” “Dozens…

Members to Mark “Strike-iversary” by Speaking Out Against Cuts and Contract Violations ADVISORYStrike-iversary Speakout and March to Defend Our UniversityWednesday, April 17, 1:30 p.m., Voorhees Mall (behind Scott Hall, 43 College Ave., New Brunswick) The “Strike-iversary” event will start with music and speakers on Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus—site of the large strike rallies…

“Public institutions like Rutgers need more openness and transparency, not less!” Picket and Press Availability: Friday, March 8, 2 p.m.Assembly Member Joe Danielsen’s office, 334 Elizabeth Ave., Somerset, NJ NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ— Union members at Rutgers University will gather at Assembly Member Joe Danielsen’s office Friday, March 8, at 2 p.m. to show their opposition to legislation…

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Rutgers AAUP-AFT, which represents some 6,000 faculty, graduate workers, postdocs, and counselors, is endorsing 14 candidates in legislative elections on November 7. The candidates are listed below. All of the endorsed candidates have proven their commitment to protecting research and ensuring academic excellence at New Jersey’s public higher education institutions, said Matthew Buckley,…

“We Deserve Equity, Respect, and Safe Staffing” WHAT: Union rally during the Board of Governors meetingWHEN: Thursday, October 5, starting at 11:30 a.m.WHERE: Rutgers-Newark, Robeson Campus Center, 350 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., on the campus side NEWARK, NJ—Unions representing educators, researchers, and clinicians at Rutgers University and nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital…

“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…