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Immediately Reinstate CUNY Adjunct Faculty Terminated for Standing with Palestinians
The Rutgers AAUP-AFT Executive Council voted to endorse the following statement: The Rutgers AAUP-AFT Executive Council condemns the recent non-reappointment of three adjunct faculty members and termination of a fourth at the City University of New York (CUNY), in what clearly appears to be retaliation for their public opposition to the ongoing Israeli genocide in…
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Sanctuary Campus and Protections for International Workers – Demands for the Rutgers Administration
The following set of demands was drafted by the International Workers Solidarity Committee and passed by a vote of the AAUP-AFT Executive Council. 1. The Rutgers administration must not share data related to faculty, students, and staff with any law enforcement, including campus police or federal agencies (like HSI, DHS, and ICE) without a judicial…
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Resolution on Divestment from Genocide in Gaza
Members of Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union passed the following resolution in a December 2024 vote. In the AAUP-AFT, 58 percent of members who cast a ballot voted yes, 38 percent voted no, and 4 percent abstained, on 42 percent turnout. In the Adjunct Faculty Union, 62 percent voted yes, 34 percent…
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EC Statement on Enforcing Recommendations of the Report from the Joint University Task Force on Caste Discrimination at Rutgers
Our most recent contract with the Rutgers administration established a grievance procedure for victims of caste discrimination and created a joint University Task Force on Caste Discrimination consider any needed policy changes for all members of the Rutgers Community. Particularly, this joint Task Force would “examine issues of caste discrimination impacting students and members of…
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Open Letter to President Holloway Regarding Rutgers’ New Restrictions on Free Expression
From the Rutgers AAUP-AFT Executive Council Dear President Holloway, We are aware of the rash of restrictions on free expression announced by the Rutgers University administration. These restrictions have been decided on unilaterally, without input from stakeholders at the university. They participate in what the AAUP has described as a wave of “overly restrictive policies”…
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Executive Council Endorses Andy Kim for US Senator
Rutgers AAUP-AFT endorses Andy Kim to be the next Senator representing New Jersey. In his fight to overturn the party-line ballot, Andy Kim has been a leading voice for democratic ideals in our state. As US Representative for New Jersey’s 3rd District, he has fought against political corruption in our state and at the federal…
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The IHRA Bills Are a Threat to Academic Freedom and Free Speech
The following statement was endorsed by the Rutgers AAUP-AFT Executive Council and Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union Executive Board. The Rutgers faculty unions strongly oppose New Jersey Senate Bills 1292 and 2937. These bills would embed in state law the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) “Working Definition of Antisemitism” document, which falsely conflates criticism of or…
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Union Statement on the Student Protest in New Brunswick
The executive bodies of Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union have issued the following statement about the protest encampment set up on Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus in New Brunswick: Our unions support and defend our students’ and our members’ rights to free speech, free assembly, and free expression. If our…
