Are We Ready To ‘Just Practice’ Picket For A ‘Just Contract’?
We need to let the BOG know we are standing together for a strong contract. We are on the agenda to speak in public comments. We’ll be outside. Faculty and…
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Bargaining Report #16: Is RU Management Ready To Talk Money?
JJ Cooper, Downtown New Brunswick Building Representative and Bargaining Team Member The URA-AFT Bargaining Team met with management on September 23 at Liberty Plaza in New Brunswick, reaching one agreement…
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Bargaining Report #15
URA-AFT Bargaining Team, Sept. 9, 2026 The Disrespect Continues In our morning session on Wednesday, September 8, management doubled down on their assertion that our contract is sufficient “as-is.” We…
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Rutgers Has The Money
We assess the state of Rutgers finances before we propose economic improvements for members. Professor Howard Bunsis is a distinguished faculty member at Eastern Michigan University and has done an…
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Beat The Reclassification Blues: Here’s What We Are Hearing
The Bargaining Team is asking members the following questions to guide discussions at the table towards a fairer, more transparent process which recognizes members contributions: Does your Classification and Recruitment…
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Bargaining Report #14
Simanti Lahiri, Program Coordinator, DICE, Camden Campus Cathy Brennan, Rutgers Vice President for Financial Planning and Analytics—Chief Budget Officer, gave a presentation to the URA bargaining team on the FY27…
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Beat The Reclassification Blues: Share Your Experience
A healthy work environment should reward innovation, excellence, and experience, but many URA-AFT members report being frustrated when applying for reclassifications to higher grades of pay while taking on more…
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Bargaining Report #13
Rex Miller, Program Coordinator, School of Graduate Studies, Bargaining Team Alternate The URA bargaining team convened bargaining session 13 with management to continue our fight for a strong contract on…
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Solidarity Gathering
URA members joined by AFT and AFTNJ leaders call on management outside bargaining at the Labor Education Center in New Brunswick.
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Bargaining Report #12
Josephine Nagle, Sr. Administrative Asst., Rutgers Law School, Bargaining Team Member. URA’s Bargaining Team met for the twelfth time with management on August 5 at 33 Knightsbridge. The weekly perseverance…
