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UCC adjuncts stand up for equity

UCC adjuncts

Bill Lipkin, Jan Wyzykowski, Nancy Merrill and Dave McClure- the Executive Board of UCC Adjunct Faculty Federation chapter of UAFNJ

Union County College Chapter of UAFNJ had a day of action during Campus Equity Week. Chapter members tabled in the main hallway wearing Scarlet Letter Polos – a Red A for Adjunct. Posters were made up to demonstrate exploitation of adjuncts. They also had an “Ask An Adjunct” sign made up to encourage students to ask about adjunct working conditions.

COPE pics: Bergen Labor Walk, Oct. 29

Bergen Labor Walk 10/29/11

Bergen Labor Walk 10/29/11

COPE pics: Bergen Labor Walk 10/22

AFT members at Bergen Labor Walk, Oct. 22

AFT members at Bergen Labor Walk, Oct. 22

Donna Chiera, Cheryl Skeete, Jeff Trifari

Donna Chiera, Cheryl Skeete, Jeff Trifari

Mitch Kahn

Mitch Kahn and Jill Weiss, both from Ramapo College

Chancellor Avenue School: ‘I Make a Difference Every Day’

Cheryl Skeete

Cheryl Skeete

While AFT President Randi Weingarten visited North Bergen High School on Oct. 17 to call for support of the American Jobs Act, teachers at Chancellor Avenue School Annex in Newark proudly wore their “I Make a Difference Every Day” t-shirts. “We wanted to show our AFT solidarity and commitment to educating our children for today while advocating for creating jobs and building schools as well,” said AFTNJ Pre-kindergarten to 12 Vice President Cheryl Skeete.

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COPE pics: Bergen Labor Walk – Oct. 15

AFT members ready to walk for labor-friendly candidates in the 38th district

AFT members ready to walk for labor-friendly candidates in the 38th district


Sen. Bob Gordon, Ramapo Prof. Mitch Kahn, Asw. Connie Wagner, Mayor Tim Eustace, NTU's Cheryl Skeete-Carey

Sen. Bob Gordon, Ramapo Prof. Mitch Kahn, Asw. Connie Wagner, Mayor Tim Eustace, NTU's Cheryl Skeete-Carey

COPE pics: Asm. Coughlin visits Perth Amboy Federation

Asm. Craig Coughlin visits the Perth Amboy Federation

Asm. Craig Coughlin visits the Perth Amboy Federation


Cheryl Skeete-Carey, Asm. Craig Coughlin, Elizabeth DeLucca

Cheryl Skeete-Carey, Asm. Craig Coughlin, Elizabeth DeLucca

Montclair State full-time local at Occupy Wall Street

Friday morning faculty and students from Montclair went to Zuccotti Park to deliver the unanimous resolution that Local 1904 passed at our General Union Meeting to the organizers of the Occupy Wall Street encampment in support of the efforts of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Aside from adding our name to the list of supporters we also delivered AFT t-shirts and clean dry socks, which were sorely needed after the rains last night, to the Comfort Station.

Kate McCaffrey, Rich Wolfson, Ahmet Baytas and Julian Brash handing the resolution to the media and labor table at Zuccotti Park

Kate McCaffrey, Rich Wolfson, Ahmet Baytas and Julian Brash handing the resolution to the media and labor table at Zuccotti Park

COPE pics: Sagi, Asm. Egan and Smith

Sagi, Egan, Smith

Union of Rutgers Administrators Joyce Sagi (left) and Darlene Smith (right) present COPE check to Assemblyman Joseph Egan (D-17).

COPE pics: Bradbury, Castiglione and Simmons

Bradbury, Castiglione, Simmons

Linda Bradbury (left) and James Castiglione (center) of the Kean Federation of Teachers with Yolanda Simmons (right) of the Montclair Adjuncts Local get instructions before Saturday's Bergen Labor Walk in Paramus.

COPE pics: Greenstein and Grauer

Linda Greenstein and Dorothy Grauer

14th District state Senator Linda Greenstein and Dorothy Grauer from URA-AFT

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