Chiera, Wolfson testify in favor of Bloomfield-Montclair State merger bill
With New Jersey’s Assembly Higher Education Committee about to vote on A5470 (the Bloomfield College-Montclair State University merger bill),…
Weingarten, Chiera and Hildner renew the call for state to fund NJCU
As the New Jersey Legislature reconvenes to finalize the state’s fiscal year 2024 budget, AFT leaders are reminding the…
AFTNJ welcomes staff representative Jennie Shanker
The AFTNJ on June 1 welcomed its new staff representative, Jennie Shanker, who takes over for Joe Norris. Organized…
AFTNJ 2023 Legislative Conference in pictures
Gov. Phil Murphy noted the need for teacher recruitment and retention in New Jersey. Sen. Andrew Zwicker, who sits…
WEC webinar has tips for better workplace ventilation
The New Jersey Work Environment Council is set to present the webinar “Building Ventilation and Minimizing Exposure to COVID-19…
Chiera talks public education’s past, present and future at ELC event
On May 4, the Education Law Center marked its 50th anniversary with the panel “Promise and Perils in Public Education:…
Chiera closes N.J. Legislature’s meeting on state of higher ed with call for funds, oversight
For many months, whenever she’s talked about higher education in New Jersey, AFTNJ President Donna M. Chiera has emphasized…
Murphy signs bill expanding access to UI for workers during labor disputes
Gov. Phil Murphy on April 24 signed A4772/S3215, which addresses some loopholes that have affected striking workers and others in labor…
PAF’s Paradiso is OK with metal detectors at high school
Perth Amboy High School on April 17 debuted the use of metal detectors, a security measure that Perth Amboy…
Rutgers faculty strike suspended; contract framework has ‘profound victories’
Rutgers AAUP-AFT, Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union and AAUP-BHSNJ members have suspended their strike, which began April 10 and affected…
Historic strike by Rutgers faculty unions shakes up university, stirs legislators
On April 10, after working nearly 290 days without a contract, three Rutgers University faculty unions went on strike,…
Murphy talks College Promise, FY24 higher ed investments at Newark roundtable
Gov. Phil Murphy on April 5 visited Rutgers University’s Newark campus for a roundtable discussion about his New Jersey…
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