High Profile Public Breeches Undermine Workplace Relations Everywhere
EDISON…As one of the largest employers in the state, Rutgers University is setting a terrible precedent by withholding negotiated raises next month, according to AFT New Jersey State Federation president William Lipkin. “It hurts morale and productivity, is morally repulsive and bad for business throughout the state,” said Lipkin of Rutgers management’s unilateral pay freeze. “The people hurt include janitors, secretaries and administrative workers who have not had a raise in two years and whose families may already be suffering from layoffs. Rutgers management is withholding raises that would otherwise be circulated right back into the state’s economy.”