While 70% of classes are taught by contingent faculty, Rutgers Part Time Lecturers lack pay equity, health insurance and job security. Tell President Barchi to bargain a fair contract at 848-932-7454.…
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The law mandating increased health insurance costs has sunset, so the percentage of worker contribution is back on the bargaining table. New Jersey workers pay significantly more, on average, than public workers in other states.…
Eight buses from New Jersey AFT locals met up in Washington, DC for the March for our Lives to advocate for common-sense gun reforms. Listen to the students’ talk about why they attended the march.…
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American Federation of Teachers EVP Mary Cathryn Ricker and Rutgers AAUP-AFT Pres Deepa Kumar talk to students at Rutgers University about union principles and values with Rutgers United Students Against Sweatshops Local 109 calling for a #FightFor15. Kick off to #ItsAboutFreedom Day of Action for Collective Bargaining AFL-CIO #1u #Unrigthesystem #solidarity…
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Two AFT New Jersey locals sponsored Saturday’s Women’s March on New Jersey which seeks to “harness the political power of diverse women and their communities to create transformative social change by providing a safe and accepting platform for supporters to rally and march in promotion of civil rights for every human regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, religion, or creed.”…
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Teachers from the Garfield, Newark, North Bergen and Perth Amboy districts in New Jersey met with their peers from classrooms in Ohio, Texas and AFT national staff trainers to discuss current topics in education Nov. 9 and 10 in Woodbridge. Approximately 50 teachers attended the sessions, which included sessions on managing classroom behavior, early childhood education and strategies for working with English language learners.…
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Calling for fair treatment for adjunct faculty to students and the campus community, Union County College chapter members of the United Adjunct Faculty of NJ spent the day tabling in the campus commons.…
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Why are these New Jersey voters supporting Phil Murphy ? Hear from AFT New Jersey members and make sure you have a plan to vote Tuesday.…
“I may not agree with who they choose as a law firm, but I don’t have the vote there as to who they can hire and fire as a law firm,” said Ron Rios, Middlesex County Freeholder Director, when questioned about Middlesex County College engaging notorious union-busting law firm Jackson Lewis to handle contract negotiations with the faculty.…
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County run program charges up to 40% more than comparable state plans
EDISON…Based on rates published by the Middlesex County Joint Health Insurance Fund (JHIF), family care with prescription costs up to $50,000 per year, while comparable plans offered by the State Health Benefits Program (SHBP) cost approximately $30,000, according to Charles Dolan, Middlesex County College Technical Services Librarian, a member of the local American Federation of Teachers chapter.…
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After 22 years of failed, state-imposed “education reform,” the Newark, N.J., community finally has local control of their schools. “We make the decisions in our house,” said Newark Mayor Ras Baraka at a City Hall event celebrating the return of democratic process to Newark public education in 2017-18. “We don’t need anybody to run us, to govern us, to tell us what to do.”…
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Trump will have to go through faculty to get DREAMers, says AFTNJ VP David Hughes, VP of Rutgers AAUP-AFT, at protest of decision to rescind DACA, Sept. 6 in Newark with Make the Road NJ, Wind of Spirit NJ, progressive activists, #1u.…
Students from the Equal Opportunity Fund program from colleges around the state visited the New Jersey Statehouse Thursday to call for funding for the program. Here are their stories about the impact of the program on their lives.
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Why does Middlesex County College employ a law firm known as the biggest union busting outfit in the country? Tell MCC to #DumpJacksonLewis and bargain fair contracts with workers.…
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