The URA-AFT bargaining unit raise is $2,537.48, calculated using Article 41 – Salary Improvements in our contract. We shared the dollar amount in email to members May 14, but it is time to revisit for several reasons. If you have any questions about the calculation, see Q&A: How Our Next Raise Should Be Calculated (March 18, 2025).
On Wednesday, SVP Vivian Fernandez sent an email that provided the union negotiated raises scheduled for July 1, 2025.
The remaining concern about this raise is whether Rutgers management will seek to invoke the fiscal emergency provision and withhold the raises. Use the Call On Your State Representatives To Fund Rutgers tool to call for funding in the state budget to make up for the $64 million shortfall. It takes 15 minutes to call your State Senator and Assemblypersons. The job you save could be your own,
