Statements and Resolutions

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, …

Be it resolved that, The Executive Committee of the University Senate hereby express our strong support for the academic freedom of every member of our community and for that of Professor Truschke in particular, in light of the heinous attacks to which she has been subjected.

Whereas the coronavirus pandemic continues to pose a threat to the health and safety of everyone at Rutgers, Whereas this threat can be alleviated by universal vaccination against the virus, Be it resolved, the AAUP-AFT Executive Council makes the following statement concerning vaccination of those we represent: We welcome the announcement that Rutgers students will …

Since April 28th, thousands of Colombians have participated in country-wide demonstrations fueled by long-standing grievances tied to corruption, income inequality, harms of neoliberal governance, and a deeply ineffective rollout of COVID-19 relief. While the protests have largely remained peaceful, the government’s response has not: Colombians are being indiscriminately injured and killed by state forces. Exact …