Member News

Dear colleague, As we look ahead to the Fall and prepare for Rutgers’ reopening plans, we want to hear from you. We’re asking you to fill out this survey. We want to know about your experiences—whether you’ve been on campus or you haven’t, whether you have workspace or building-specific concerns or more general concerns. We are …

Dear colleague, We are all concerned about the safety of our campus and community as more and more of us return to in-person work and anticipate mostly in-person instruction and fully reopened labs in the Fall. The coronavirus pandemic remains a dire threat, but we are heartened by the ongoing successes of vaccination in offering …

In this update: 1) Work-sharing resources; 2) If you have to apply by phone and are waiting for an NJDOL call; 3) Trouble with the online form/fraud victims waiting for a call; 4) If your claim is filed but you haven’t gotten any payments; 5) The union’s Work-Sharing Loan Program; 6) Do NOT certify and …

Takeaway: The union has worked with the state and the University to give members more time to consider whether to make a change to their health benefits. The open enrollment will now close on Friday, May 21. Dear colleague, We are pleased to let you know that, by agreement with the state of New Jersey …

Dear colleague, We will be holding a health insurance Town Hall meeting tomorrow night, Wednesday, May 12, at 6 p.m. (click here to RSVP). Our union, as part of the Coalition of Rutgers Unions, negotiated lower health care costs for members who choose to switch into the new NJ Direct/NJ Direct 2019 plan or the …

In this update: 1) Work-sharing resources and explanation of forms you may receive; 2) Problems applying online/unemployment fraud victims; 3) If you have to apply by phone and your case is still pending; 4) Work-sharing loan program; 5) Selecting direct deposit; 6) When payments arrive; 7) Your unemployment payments; 8) Deciphering mailings from NJDOL; and …

Dear colleague, Please save the dates for two important union events. • We will be holding a health care Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, May 12, at 6 p.m. (click here to RSVP). Our union, as part of the Coalition of Rutgers Unions, negotiated lower health care costs for members who choose to switch into the NJ …

In this update: 1) Work-sharing resources; 2) If you have to apply by phone and your case is still pending; 3) Problems creating a new account; 4) Unemployment fraud victims; 5) Work-sharing loan program; 6) “e-Adjudication” and “Unresolved Issues on Your Claim”; 7) Selecting direct deposit; 8) Your unemployment payments; 9) Deciphering mailings from NJDOL; …