Legislative Committee

  • Defending Representative McIver for Her Stand Against ICE

    Dear colleague, U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (New Jersey’s 10th District) has stood up for the detainees held by DHS in Delaney Hall in Newark, and needs our support in fighting legal harassment from the Trump Administration. Her brave actions have resulted in millions of dollars of legal fees, as the Department of Justice seeks to…

  • Analilia’s Historic Campaign on the Brink of Victory in the First Primary in 2026 Midterms

    Analilia Mejia, our union-endorsed candidate in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, is on the verge of a stunning upset in the Democratic primary. With about 2000 mail-in ballots outstanding, she leads Tom Malinowski by about 500 votes. Analilia is a Rutgers alum and a graduate of our EOF program. Both Malinowski and Mejia are candidates…

  • The Gubernatorial Primary and Stopping the State Budget Cuts

    Dear colleague, We are all aware of the accelerating cuts to federal support of research and education, as well as the increasing restrictions on our non-citizen colleagues and students. These attacks on academic freedom and funding make it all the more necessary that we have a state government that fully supports our university, our students,…

  • Union Town Halls: Stop the State Budget Cuts and Save Rutgers Research

    Dear Colleague,  Governor Murphy has proposed a cut of $65 million to Rutgers in the annual state budget. Some of the budget cuts include: $11m in Camden (over ⅓ of state funding to the campus), $3.271m to the Cancer Institute of NJ, $1.7m to the Child Health Institute of NJ, and nearly $5m to support…

  • Canvass for Ras Baraka for NJ Governor in Camden County

    Canvass for Ras Baraka for NJ Governor in Camden County

    Our union has endorsed the most progressive candidate in the election for NJ governor: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. Join fellow members at union-sponsored canvass to talk to voters about why New Jersey needs progress in Trenton, not business as usual. Register here—location details to come.

  • Canvass for Ras Baraka for NJ Governor in Highland Park

    Canvass for Ras Baraka for NJ Governor in Highland Park

    Our union has endorsed the most progressive candidate in the election for NJ governor: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. Join fellow members at union-sponsored canvass to talk to voters about why New Jersey needs progress in Trenton, not business as usual. Register here.

  • Canvass for Ras Baraka for NJ Governor in Princeton

    Canvass for Ras Baraka for NJ Governor in Princeton

    Our union has endorsed the most progressive candidate in the election for NJ governor: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. Join fellow members at union-sponsored canvass to talk to voters about why New Jersey needs progress in Trenton, not business as usual. Register here.

  • Tell NJ Legislators: Rutgers Needs More Funding, Not Less!

    Tell NJ Legislators: Rutgers Needs More Funding, Not Less!

    Gov. Murphy’s proposed state budget for next year reduces funding for Rutgers by $70 million. We already know that the Trump administration is slashing funding of all kinds for higher ed—our university needs more support from the state budget, not less! Join your colleagues in attending the Assembly Budget Committee hearing on higher education funding.…