Newark Teachers Union claims 11 school admins unqualified, should be removed
By Karen Yi, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com NEWARK — The city’s teachers union is asking the state to…
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Fougeres Ferrier Retires
Long time AFT New Jersey Staff Representative Fougeres Ferrier retired last month after many decades building new locals, negotiating…
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2016 Review and 2017 Outlook
From struggles to protect pensions and health insurance to local contracts with actual increases in take-home pay for the…
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Rutgers Protection For Undocumented Students Measures Up To ‘Sanctuary Campus’
NEW BRUNSWICK…Rutgers University has put in place policies equal to those of declared “sanctuary campuses” such as New York…
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Profs push for Rutgers to declare itself ‘sanctuary campus’
By Kelly Heyboer, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com NEW BRUNSWICK — Faced with fears about what might happen to immigrants once…
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Rutgers Faculty Call on Barchi, Governors For ‘Sanctuary’ For Undocumented Students
Rutgers AAUP-AFT President David M. Hughes, said, “High school seniors in New Jersey are now applying for admission to…
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Time for Trump to Stop the Hate
After a bitter campaign, and an election in which Donald Trump won the electoral vote but Hillary Clinton won…
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Donna M. Chiera on State Legislature Passing Quarterly Pension Payments Bill
Guaranteed quarterly payments save money on interest and make sense for the state while starting to pay down the…
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AFT, AFT New Jersey, Newark Teachers Union File to Intervene in Legal Challenge of State Education Statue Protecting Experienced Teachers
NEWARK, N.J.—Today, the Newark Teachers Union, AFT New Jersey and the American Federation of Teachers filed a motion seeking…
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Nick Yovnello Social Justice Scholarship Winners: Students Confront Campus Rape Culture, Anti-LGBTQ and Anti-Muslim Bias
Scholarship winners Amanda Gonzalez and Maryam Sarhan tell the stories of their activism. Amanda, Maryam and Kelsea Rowan were…
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EOF program sees extra million after state budget is passed
By Manuel Silva-Paulus The Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) program has reversed cuts to the program proposed by New Jersey…
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