Rutgers AAUP-AFT
Rutgers AAUP-AFT: 50th Anniversary
Rutgers AAUP-AFT resolution of solidarity with and support for the Starbucks Workers United Organizing Committee of the Hopewell NJ Starbucks, Store 7853 WHEREAS, Workers at the Hopewell NJ Starbucks, Store 7853, have organized to form a union in an effort to establish true partnership and accountability in their workplace; WHEREAS, Starbucks workers around the United …
Whereas on November 30, 2021, the United States and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) designated the SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron as a Variant of Concern; Whereas, in response to both of the above, the CDC has already strengthened its recommendation on booster shots to “Everyone ages 18 and older should get a booster shot either when they …
Over the past week our colleague Brittney Cooper has come under a renewed wave of racist attacks for her public scholarship. We wish to express our unequivocal solidarity with Dr. Cooper, to affirm our support of her academic freedom, and to decry the harassment and intimidation she now faces, including threats of physical violence fueled …
Whereas, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose a grave threat to the health and safety of everyone at Rutgers, to their families, and to the surrounding communities that will continue to be disproportionately impacted; Whereas, contrary to the university’s public statements that “Rutgers is one of the safest places in NJ,” it has not invested …
Beginning in March 2021, the attacks on our colleague, Dr. Audrey Truschke, for her public scholarship and teaching escalated dramatically. The expressions of strong support for her and for academic freedom by Rutgers AAUP-AFT, the Executive Committee of the University Senate, hundreds of academics and writers, dozens of human rights and civil society groups, and …
To President Holloway: Below you will find the text of a petition asking you to intercede and make sure our raises are paid on time. Attached are the names of over 1,200 petition signers from among our university’s faculty, staff, and graduate workers. As the petition states, we were notified by your Senior Vice President …
In response to the urgent call from Palestinian trade unions, we, the undersigned members of the Executive Board of the Part-Time Lecturer Chapter of Rutgers AAUP-AFT (Local 6324), call on the American Federation of Teachers to divest itself of all Israeli bonds and for the United States government to cease all financial support to Israel …
Whereas, over 1,500 Palestinians from neighborhoods in Jerusalem are facing the threat of forced displacement and home demolitions by Israeli authorities, and children make up a large percentage of the families threatened with homelessness, Whereas, this pattern and practice of dispossession and expansion of settlements has been found to be illegal under international law, Whereas, …