Rutgers AAUP-AFT
Rutgers AAUP-AFT: 50th Anniversary
Takeaway: We’re writing to update you about what we’ve proposed to management to achieve a fair, transparent, and just process for the pay equity program we won in our last contract. Our aim in negotiations is to agree on a quicker process for the people who applied to the program earliest, while settling on a …
Click here to RSVP for the Town Hall meeting at 5 p.m. TODAY. Dear colleague, We have a tentative agreement from our negotiations that makes progress toward our people-centered demands of grad student funding extensions, job security for staff, an end to the PTL hiring freeze, scheduling of our deferred raises, and an end to the …
Dear colleague, We have a victory to celebrate that’s years in the making: the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees voted earlier today to divest from any company or investment fund whose primary business is in oil, coal, or natural gas, from exploration and extraction to pipelines and transportation. This is the culmination of …
Takeaway: We’re writing to update you about the new program for graduate funding extensions announced on all three campuses this week, what we are still fighting to achieve university-wide, and what comes next in our fiscal emergency negotiations. Dear colleague, This week, management unveiled programs on the three campuses to extend funding for graduate students …
Takeaway: Graduate students still need funding extensions. Read about what we’re demanding at the bargaining table and talk to your colleagues about what we can do to win them. Please share the testimonial campaign organized by Rutgers Grads United on social media. Dear colleague, Fiscal emergency negotiations continue, and every week we don’t reach a deal, Rutgers loses …
Dear colleague, Our Coalition of Rutgers Unions is holding a press conference Thursday at 1pm. You can watch it live at https://facebook.com/ruaaup. We want to show the solidarity that unites 19 unions and nearly 20,000 workers against management’s divide-and-conquer tactics—and present our people-centered alternative to layoffs and cuts. The press conference will feature Rutgers faculty, …
Dear colleague, On Thursday, February 25, at 7 p.m., we’ll be holding our third Freedom School of the semester. The topic is “A New Deal for Higher Education,” and the featured speakers are Rutgers History Prof. Jennifer Mittelstadt, a union colleague and cofounder of Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Education, and Eleni Shirmer, …
Takeway: We’re writing to update you on fiscal emergency negotiations and to highlight the urgency of one of our main people-centered demands: funding extensions for our grad workers. If you have questions and concerns about work-sharing, look for answers in our updated FAQ on negotiations and work-sharing. Dear colleague, Last month, we proposed negotiations with management …
