Rutgers AAUP-AFT
Rutgers AAUP-AFT: 50th Anniversary
Dear colleagues, As we’re sure you know, the administration has decided to no longer require face coverings in classrooms and libraries, as of next Monday. Unfortunately, management didn’t discuss this important change with our unions; we didn’t even receive more than a few days’ advance notice of the announcement of this unilateral decision. We know there are …
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 …
Takeaway: Get the facts about the Rutgers budget. Click here to RSVP for a virtual town hall meeting Friday, September 16, at 12 noon or Monday, September 19, at 5 p.m. Dear colleague, Join us at a virtual town hall meeting featuring Howard Bunsis, an expert on higher education finances (and a professor at Eastern Michigan University who …
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, President Holloway will give his State of the University address before the University Senate on Friday, September 23, more than three months after our contract expired and with no significant progress on our key demands in bargaining. Outside, our union will join with students, staff, adjunct faculty, and community partners to send a message about the REAL …
Dear colleague, The state of New Jersey is threatening to make hundreds of thousands of state workers and their families, including Rutgers employees, pay 20 percent more for our health insurance starting in January 2023. We need to unite with other public-sector workers and take action to stop this effective wage cut. Call the Health …
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 …
