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DEI Being Dismantled at Rutgers
Takeaway: We are holding an emergency town hall on Wednesday, February 25 at 4pm to discuss DEI censorship at Rutgers. Click here to register. Additionally, if you are aware of any instances of DEI censorship, please complete this form. Dear colleague, We are writing out of deep concern and growing alarm. Reports are mounting that…
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We are Meeting the Moment: Building Solidarity Through Training and Community
Dear Colleague, We are uniting with labor unions across the state of New Jersey to fight back against the increased presence of ICE in our communities and rising authoritarianism. Alongside NJEA, College Council, SEIU 32BJ, CWA, and others, we will be hosting a series of in-person trainings so that we can mobilize collectively to respond…
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Join Our Issue-Specific Union Town Halls to Discuss Contract Concerns
Dear colleague, We hope that your semester has been off to a good start. Our member-led bargaining committee has been hard at work reviewing survey results and developing language to win a stronger contract for us all. In order to do that, we need to hear from you. With that in mind, our bargaining committee…
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Analilia’s Historic Campaign on the Brink of Victory in the First Primary in 2026 Midterms
Analilia Mejia, our union-endorsed candidate in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, is on the verge of a stunning upset in the Democratic primary. With about 2000 mail-in ballots outstanding, she leads Tom Malinowski by about 500 votes. Analilia is a Rutgers alum and a graduate of our EOF program. Both Malinowski and Mejia are candidates…
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Protect Flex Work for Our Staff Colleagues! Rally and March on Wed, Feb 4 at 12:30PM
Dear Colleague, This week, we will be joining our colleagues in the Union of Rutgers Administrators (URA-AFT Local 1766) to show support for their action to defend against a directive regarding flexible work arrangements that is in violation of the URA contract. These changes to flex work will also impact our EOF colleagues. Please see…
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Message Regarding the Events in Minneapolis this Past Weekend
Dear colleague, We write to you in anger. Anger at the killing of Alex Pretti, following the killings of Renee Good and Keith Porter in recent weeks. Anger at the rampant lawlessness, racism and xenophobia. Anger that our streets have been taken over by masked agents who terrorize and kill with impunity. We take inspiration…
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A Victory in Our Legal Fight to Protect International Scholars and All of Our Rights
Dear colleague, A federal judge has put sharp restrictions on the Trump administration’s ability to punish noncitizen scholars for pro-Palestinian advocacy as the result of a First Amendment lawsuit in which Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the national AAUP were plaintiffs. Judge William Young’s court order in AAUP v. Rubio is one of the most important legal challenges yet against…
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Celebrate MLK Day! March in Newark at 12pm – Bernie Sanders/Analilia Mejia Rally at 6pm
Dear colleague, We hope you’ll join us at a campaign rally for Analilia Mejia this coming Monday to hear Sen. Bernie Sanders and other great speakers say why they support Analilia becoming the next member of Congress from New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District. The Monday, January 19, rally is at William Paterson University’s Shea Center for the…
