Statements
Message Regarding the Events in Minneapolis this Past Weekend
We write to you in anger. Anger at the killing of Alex Pretti, following the killings of Renee Good and Keith Porter in recent weeks. Anger at the rampant lawlessness, racism and xenophobia. Anger that our streets have been taken over by masked agents who terrorize and kill with impunity. We take inspiration from the tens of thousands of Minnesotans who are resisting, who struck and marched together on Friday to disrupt business as usual. Our unions stand for the common good and against tyranny, violence and repression.
Immediately Reinstate CUNY Adjunct Faculty Terminated for Standing with Palestinians
The Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union Executive Board 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 Palestine.
Rutgers Adjunct Union Executive Board Statement on New Jersey IHRA bill
The following amended statement was sent to the sponsor of Bill A3558, Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter, in advance of the discussion taking place on June 23, 2025 in Trenton.
Sanctuary Campus and Protections for International Workers – Demands for the Rutgers Administration
The Executive Board of the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union voted on Monday, March 31, 2025 to endorse the following demands by the Joint Union International Workers’ Solidarity Committee. The endorsement passed with a tally of 12 yes votes and 2 abstentions (12-0-2).
Resolution to Establish a Mutual Defense Compact for the Universities of the Big Ten Academic Alliance in Defense of Academic Freedom, Institutional Integrity, and the Research Enterprise
On Friday, March 28, 2025 the Rutgers University Senate voted to pass the following resolution. The executive board of the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union voted unanimously on Monday, March 30, 2025 to endorse the resolution.
Academic Freedom Committee Statement on the New Brunswick Provost’s “Campus Safety Update”
The following is a statement passed by the Academic Freedom Committee of the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union regarding the New Brunswick Provost’s “Campus Safety Update”
Executive Board Statement on Academic Freedom and False Accusations of Antisemitism
Rutgers AAUP-AFT and PTLFC Members Vote to Adopt “Joint Resolution on Divestment from Genocide in Palestine”
The following communication was sent to members of Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union on December 13, 2024, announcing the result of the referendum vote on the divestment resolution proposed by members. Read the text of the resolution here, or scroll down to read the full resolution text.
STATEMENT IN SOLIDARITY WITH STRIKING INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN’S ASSOCIATION PORT WORKERS
The Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union (PLTFC-AAUP-AFT), which represents more than 2,500 Lecturers at New Jersey’s largest public university, proudly stands in solidarity with the International Longshoremen’s Association’s (ILA) in its strike against the United State Maritime Alliance (USMX) for fair wages, better job security, and a halt to workplace automation.
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.
Defending Academic Freedom at Rutgers in 2024
Executive Board Votes to Endorse the US Labor Movement Call for Ceasefire
Executive Board Statement on the Climate on Campus and Academic Freedom
PTLFC Executive Board Response to Statement From AFT National on Recent Events in Israel and Gaza
We Support Seton Hall Students’ Defense of Their Africana Studies Program
The Executive Board of the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union and Executive Council of Rutgers AAUP-AFT congratulate students at Seton Hall University for their recent victory in the ongoing fight to defend the university’s Africana Studies program—one of the oldest in the country.
We Asked President Holloway for Answers about the Canvas Outage
Statement in Support for the Temp Agency Bill of Rights
Statement of Support for The New School / Parsons School of Design Faculty
PTLFC-AAUP-AFT Executive Board Statement Condemning Recent Supreme Court Rulings
Summary of Opening Bargaining Proposals by the Rutgers AAUP-AFT
A summary of bargaining proposals submitted to management by the Rutgers AAUP-AFT on May 17, 2022.
PTLFC Board Statement: Against the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Joint statement by Rutgers Faculty Union Presidents
PTLFC Board Statement: Reproductive Rights Are Labor Rights
PTLFC Executive Board statement denouncing the attack on constitutional protections for abortion rights
Statement on the Rutgers Athletics Debt Scandal and the Crisis in Higher Ed
Rutgers sank hundreds of millions of dollars into athletics debt, lied about it, and then fired 1,000+ employees. Rutgers has more than enough money to provide us with better pay, job security, and low-cost health coverage. Join our campus meetings to win a stronger contract.
Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union 