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Contract Campaign 2026
What’s Going On
Acceptable Indoor Work Temperatures: 68-79 degrees F
Download >> July 2, 2026: Bumping to top of site during Extreme Heat Advisory The Health and Safety committee reminds members that temperature is a common indoor air quality workplace complaint. One…
Our Statement of Solidarity with USW 4-200
For immediate release: September 19, 2023 Contact: union@ura-aft.org Our union, the Union of Rutgers Administrators (URA-AFT) stands in solidarity with striking USW 4-200 nurses at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital New…
Resolved or TA’d Articles
These are contract articles that have been resolved with a Tentative Agreement (TA) between URA and Rutgers. A new collective agreement will become effective only after a member ratification vote….
Tentative Agreements and Improvements
These are proposals that have been resolved with a Tentative Agreement (TA) between URA and Rutgers. Agreement on individual articles is the first step towards reaching a complete agreement which…
Staff Compensation Program (SCP)
View SCP 2023 .ppt The Staff Compensation Program (SCP) is the annual performance evaluation process. The SCP process was formerly known as Pay for Performance (P4P). The names (SCP and…
“I think it just shows that there’s a lack of respect for employees”
“We are indoors. We are outdoors. We are white collar. We are blue collar,” says Lucye Millerand, executive vice president of the Union of Rutgers Administrators (URA). “We want decent…
‘We know the money is there, we know our demands are reasonable’
Lucye Millerand, executive vice president of URA-AFT Local 1766, said negotiations have not achieved much so far. “The sticking point is the unwillingness to respond to very reasonable demands we…
Stay Healthy This Spring
Stay Healthy This Spring Many staff, students, and faculty live and work in areas that are currently designated as high COVID transmission risk areas by the CDC, find out your community COVID risk levels here….
Disability Aware? Not Rutgers.
At the beginning of October Rutgers announced a university-wide commemoration of Disability Awareness Month. Raising awareness is an important step towards a more inclusive and just world for people with…
