URA members who worked graduation, convocation, and any other celebratory events in addition to or outside your normal working hours should be aware of the multiple contract articles that we have negotiated to protect you from giving your work and time away for free. We celebrate our students and their hard work to reach this milestone but want Rutgers to recognize your hard work too.
Article 8-Call Back Pay: If you left for the day and are called back to resolve an issue, invoke call back pay. https://ura-aft.org/contract/article-8-call-back-pay/
Article 23-Meal Allowance: If you worked more than 12 consecutive hours and weren’t given a meal, you get a meal allowance. https://ura-aft.org/contract/article-23-meal-allowance/
Article 28-Overtime and Comp Time: Non exempt employees who work beyond their regularly scheduled workweek shall be compensated at the rate of 1.5x of their hourly rate. Exempt employees should ask for compensatory time that can be scheduled on a mutually acceptable basis. https://ura-aft.org/contract/article-28-overtime-compensatory-time-benefits/
