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.
The following email was sent to members of all three faculty unions on April 30, 2023.
The following communication was sent to all union members on April 9, 2023.
Our union looked forward to this bargaining session, hoping to make progress on three crucial proposals that concern one of our core demands: job security.
Monday’s bargaining session was focused on Evaluations (Article 12) and Appointments (Article 6). This was a small, combined session (FT/Grad/Postdoc and PTLs).
We are inches away from a TA (tentative agreement) on Article 11. The administration made several moves in the right direction. (See details below.) We are also close to reaching agreement on Article 8, although a few sticking points remain.
At our large bargaining session on Wednesday, we discussed counter proposals on Article 6 (Appointments), 8 (Personnel Files), and 11 (Professional Development).
We had a 2-hour bargaining session on Friday morning, Jan. 27 concerning the counter proposal to our proposed Article 4 on “Fractional Appointments.”
At Friday’s bargaining session, negotiations focused on Article 5 (Grievance Procedure) and Article 11 (Professional Development Fund).
Rutgers Adjunct Union member Randy Pearlstein, who teaches in the New Brunswick Creative Writing program, wrote these notes on the “large open” session this past Monday. We invite members to be notetakers at future sessions.
Bargaining Update: Monday, 12/5, 4-6 pm; Small session. Articles discussed: 5, 11, 4.
Our union raised a number of key issues with management. We received very few direct responses.
“Another One of Management’s Mismanagement of Their Own Schedule”
Breaking News: We’ve reached an agreement on ground rules allowing us to resume bargaining, and it’s a victory for the unions!
Faculty unions across the country are proving that direct action and community organizing works.
Read an op-ed by our incoming New Brunswick Vice President, Hank Kalet, about the importance of open bargaining in our fight for a more democratic Rutgers.
In our August 1 session, we began with a response to management’s counters on Article 5 (“Grievance”) and Article 11 (“Professional Development”); the second half of the bargaining session was dedicated to our presentation on Article 6: “Job Security.”
The following was presented as an introduction to the July 18 bargaining session.
Takeaways from Wednesday’s Special Joint Bargaining Session Devoted to Our Merger
The following bargaining update was emailed out to members on June 16, 2022. We will continue to post bargaining updates to the website and email out the most important updates as we continue with contract negotiations.
A summary of bargaining proposals submitted to management on 6/13/2022 by Rutgers PTLFC.
A summary of bargaining proposals submitted to management by the Rutgers AAUP-AFT on May 17, 2022.
Rutgers adjunct faculty is proving its strength.
Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union 