Libraries Solidarity
Sign our solidarity statement ad and help stop the decline of Rutgers libraries. Be part of the powerful statement of solidarity with our librarians and ensure vital services survive. Budget cuts are starving Rutgers’ libraries. Services to students and faculty are deteriorating, and resources we depend on are becoming unavailable. Library faculty who used to love their …
Furloughs, layoffs, and wage freezes
President Barchi sent an email this morning announcing a tuition freeze for students and a 10% wage cut for four months (a 3.3% wage cut over a year) for a small handful of senior administrators and coaches, and 5% (a 1.6% wage cut over a year) for other top administrators. We are glad that the …
CARES Act Commission
The CARES Act of 2020 has appropriated federal funding to support university students, both undergraduate and graduate, including graduate workers, as they adapt to the COVID-19 crisis. Rutgers has been awarded $27 million to be given to students currently in need of financial support amidst the crisis. According to the legislation and the Department of …
Rutgers: No Decisions About Us, Without Us
Rutgers: No Decisions About Us, Without Us (April 23, 2020) Our Coalition of Rutgers Unions, representing 20,000 unionized employees, will not allow the Rutgers administration to turn this tragedy into a disaster for the people who make Rutgers work. We are appalled by the weeks-long delay in receiving personal protective equipment. We are infuriated by …
AFT/AAUP Unions Letter to Rutgers on COVID-19
March 11, 2020 As AFT professionals that are integral to the operations at Rutgers University, we appreciate that the University has been sending out regular communications on how it’s handling COVID- 19. Though we acknowledge that the Task Force has been working hard, we believe that the communications at this time outline measures that are …