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Joint Statement in Support of Noura Erakat
The Executive Council of Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Executive Board of the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union voted to pass the following statement. We stand in solidarity with our member, esteemed scholar Noura Erakat, who was arrested and charged in Palm Beach County Florida for exercising her first amendment rights. No-one should be subjected to police violence…
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Joint Statement on Trump Compact 2.0
The following statement has been passed by the Executive Council of the Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Executive Board of the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union. On August 3, 2026, the AFT-AAUP issued a statement responding to Education Secretary Linda McMahon letter presenting the Department of Education’s Compact 2.0, formally titled ‘A National Call to Action to…
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Hofstra AAUP Chapter Letter to President of Hofstra University
To Susan Poser, President of Hofstra University, The New York City Higher Education Labor Movement looks at the events taking place atHofstra with genuine concern. For over 50 years Hofstra’s faculty and administration haveworked together to solve issues of governance, pay, benefits, and working conditions whilemaintaining a collegial and constructive relationship that allowed Hofstra to…
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Statement on the Cancellation of Rami Elghandour ENG’01 as Convocation Speaker, School of Engineering, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 2026
The executive councils of the Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn the withdrawal of Rami Elghandour’s (ENG’01) invitation to serve as the School of Engineering, Rutgers University-New Brunswick (SOE, RU-NB) convocation speaker. This decision by the administration is a politically motivated suppression of expression that undermines rather than advances the free exchange…
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Resolution for May 1 Day of Civic Action and Defense of Higher Education
WHEREAS, Higher education is facing an unprecedented national assault driven by politicians, billionaire donors, and corporate interests who seek to attack academic freedom, decimate scientific research, censor educators, dismantle civil rights protections and diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, criminalize and separate immigrant families, persecute trans people, and weaken unions; and WHEREAS, The attack on education…
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Statement on the U.S. War in Iran
We stand opposed to the war of choice that the Trump administration is waging with Iran. While millions of Americans are denied access to healthcare, the US is spending billions to kill civilians, including hundreds of children in Iran, while terrorizing cities and towns at home. No war. No kings. No ICE. Heather Pierce, President,…
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Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union Endorse Analilia Mejia for Congress
The Executive Council of Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union jointly endorse Analilia Mejia in the Democratic primary to represent New Jersey’s 11th Congressional district in the US House of Representatives. As the previous state director for the Working Families Party, political director of SEIU 32BJ, national political director for Bernie Sanders’ 2020…
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Our Union Endorses James Solomon for Mayor of Jersey City
The Rutgers AAUP-AFT Executive Council endorses Councilman James Solomon as the next mayor of Jersey City. Councilman Solomon has a proven track record of supporting affordable development in his city and the rights of tenants. He has built an impressive grassroots campaign focused on making Jersey City an affordable home for working class people, fighting…
