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Our Members have Voted to Support Mikie Sherrill for Governor
Defending Our Colleagues from Attacks by the Rutgers Chapter of Turning Point USA
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.
Election Results for Adjunct Union Officers and Executive Board Members
The election for officers and at-large members of the Rutgers Adjunct Union’s executive board concluded on Monday, April 21, 2025 at 11:55pm. The newly-elected board members will begin their terms July 1, 2025.
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.
Nominees for the 2025 PTLFC Board Election
Read statements by nominees for the 2025 PTLFC Board Election.
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.
Lecturers are Entitled to Academic Freedom, and a Work Environment Free of Harassment, Discrimination, and Threats
The following statement was sent to members August 30, 2024 in response to Rutgers’ new freedom of expression guidelines.
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
Nominees for the 2024 PTLFC Executive Board
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.
93% YES! Members Voted to Ratify Strong New Contracts
Our members have voted: we have strong new contracts, thanks to a massive organizing effort and a five-day strike that showed the power of higher ed labor and our determination to fight for a better Rutgers for ALL of us.
Call for Nominations for the Executive Board
The PTLFC-AAUP-AFT Executive Board announces a call for self-nominations for twelve (12) seats on the Executive Board. The term for each seat is two (2) years.
Email to members: We Have a Tentative Agreement. Here’s What Happens Next.
The following email was sent to members of all three faculty unions on April 30, 2023.
We Are ON STRIKE to Win a Fair Contract and a Better Rutgers!
The following communication was sent to all union members on April 9, 2023.
Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union 