Rutgers AAUP-AFT
Rutgers AAUP-AFT: 50th Anniversary
Dear colleague, As you probably noticed, there was something missing from your paychecks last week: the merit raises we’ve been waiting a year to get. We won back the raises that management tried to cancel in our fiscal emergency negotiations this spring. Faculty members held up their end of the bargain by dealing with the …
In This Update: 1) If you haven’t received any payments; 2) Two more pieces of advice if you haven’t been paid; 3) The easiest way to set up direct deposit; 4) Transferring funds from a debit card to a bank account; 5) How much you will get in unemployment payments; and 6) The union’s Work-Sharing …
Takeaway: We’re asking you to raise your voice with us and tell management they can’t get away with not paying our raises on time. Please add your name to this petition to President Holloway asking him to make sure our signed agreement with the administration will be honored and we’ll get our deferred raises on time. Dear …
Dear colleague, We’re asking all of you who live in New Jersey to call your state legislators today and urge them to vote “yes” on the Responsible Collective Negotiations Act when it comes to a vote on Thursday. Click here to find out how to call state legislators. If you don’t live in New Jersey, call …
In This Update: 1) If you’re still waiting for a call from NJDOL; 2) If you’ve applied successfully but haven’t gotten paid; 3) The easiest way to sign up for direct deposit; 4) Mailings from NJDOL and what to do about them; 5) How much should you be receiving?; and 5) The union’s Work-Sharing Loan …
Dear colleague, We’re proud to announce that postdoctoral associates finally have a new contract. We won important gains in this agreement, especially for the lowest-paid postdocs, and we will go into bargaining for our next contract united with the rest of Rutgers AAUP-AFT. Stronger together! Here are some of the highlights of the new contract, …
Dear colleague, Our union elections wrapped up yesterday afternoon, and we’re pleased to introduce the excellent team that has been elected to lead our union into the coming year. Please join us in congratulating all the new and ongoing university-wide officers and members of the Executive Council, TA/GA Steering Committee, and chapter leadership teams elected from each …
Dear colleague, We’re pleased to announce that we’ve finally reached a tentative agreement* on a new postdoc union contract after two years of negotiations. The agreement must now be approved by the union’s membership through a contract ratification ballot. Here are some of the highlights: A significant increase in the minimum postdoc salary to $50,000 starting on …