Statements and Resolutions

We, the Executive Council of the Rutgers AAUP-AFT, join with other labor and civic leaders to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We offer our heartfelt concern and compassion for the people of Ukraine suffering from the dislocations, destruction, and death of this unjust war. We express our solidarity with the people of Ukraine and Russia, …

Whereas climate change represents an urgent and accelerating crisis, as extreme weather, forest and wildfires, infectious disease outbreaks, rising sea levels, and pollution wreak havoc on the ecosystems and societies in the US (where the cost of  climate disasters doubled in 2020) and across the globe; Whereas the climate crisis exacerbates already-existing systemic injustices along …

Whereas the Governor of New Jersey has announced that masking requirements in child care centers and schools will be lifted on March 7, 2022; Whereas the best methods for mitigating the prevalence of coronavirus include vaccines, air ventilation and circulation systems, boosters, masking, and social distancing; Be it resolved that the Executive Council of the …

Rutgers AAUP-AFT stands with the faculty and staff of Goldsmiths, University of London, as they resist management plans to lay off 52 people during the academic year, including 20 academics in English & Creative Writing and History and 32 professional services staff members. We call on Goldsmiths management to abandon the threatened job cuts, which …

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 …