We stand in solidarity with Rutgers AAUP-AFT member, Noura Erakat, and support her exercising her freedom of speech and obligation to call out injustice.

We call upon the President and Board of Governors of Rutgers University categorically to reject the Trump administration's “National Call to Action.” Read the full statement here: https://loom.ly/Jr9f2zI

Faculty make Hofstra work. We stand with our AAUP siblings calling on Hofstra to bargain in good faith and offer serious proposals that improve working conditions and strengthen education and research. Stand with the Hofstra Faculty: actionnetwork.org/petitions/su... #UnionStrong #HigherEdLabor

📣 Come to Organizing Summer School! 🏄‍♀️ 🏫 Contract Organizing Trainings - How to Talk to your Colleagues! Last sessions of the summer are Tuesday, 8/18 at 12 pm & Wednesday, 8/19 at 6 pm. Sign up for upcoming virtual sessions here: https://loom.ly/7gaXp4s

‼️ #OMB UPDATE—Collective organizing is working! After thousands filed comments Senate appropriations proposed delaying the OMB grants rule until December. This is a temporary win; we must keep fighting to stop it. Stay tuned for next steps to #SaveAmericanScience Read more: https://loom.ly/M7WyyYg

Senators Propose Temporary Delay to OMB Grants Rule

A controversial rule that would give the Trump administration more control over grants won’t take effect until mid-December—at least—under a Senate plan to temporarily fund the government.

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Good 🗞️ of the Day. A victory for housing justice & community power! @maketheroadnj.bsky.social — one of our partners in organizing for a better New Jersey—and Rutgers AAUP-AFT member Greg Baltz helped defend Elizabeth residents’ right to vote on rent control. Read more: https://loom.ly/1ovj2N0

Rutgers Law Housing Justice Clinic Wins Amicus Victory in Rent Control Referendum | Rutgers Law School

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We stand in solidarity with Norma Bowe, union member, registered nurse, and professor from Kean University who was assaulted by ICE outside of Delaney Hall while operating a mobile health clinic. Read more here: https://loom.ly/kvtF3bA

📮 Bargaining Sessions 15 & 16 Updates Posted: We pressed Rutgers to address issues with the disability accommodations process & demanded action on SHP workload—backed by 83 petition signers & powerful member testimonials. Read updates & articles @ our Resource Center: https://loom.ly/qVjkYQw

In June, management rejected all workload 👎 proposals claiming faculty hadn’t raised workload concerns. Yesterday, we delivered a petition signed ✍️ by 83 of 120 School of Health Professions faculty supporting our contract demands & 10 faculty shared testimonials on how overwork was impacting them

Labor Solidarity 🗞️ Read for the Day! We are proud to be part of Labor Eyes on ICE as they continue monthly protests at Delaney Hall. We stand with those inside & demand freedom for all. Solidarity does not stop at the workplace. https://loom.ly/jQ7ghYU #LaborEyesOnICE #CloseDelaneyHall

Labor Solidarity 🗞️ Read for the Day! Close Delaney Hall. Abolish ICE. Free them all. No one is free until we all are. The Trump administration attacks immigrants & criminalizes activists; organized labor must keep speaking out. https://loom.ly/CqKvBTg #CloseDelaneyHall #AbolishICE #InsiderNJ

Labor Unions Rally at Delaney Hall - Insider NJ

Union members and community activists rallied Sunday outside the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center to protest.

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Tell Gov. Sherrill to veto 🛑 A5350/S4515. 📲 Call 609-292-6000 TODAY! Protect transparency, patient care, & Rutgers’s public mission from private corporate interests; this bill would let top RBHS administrators receive undisclosed pay from RWJBarnabas, advancing its takeover of Rutgers hospitals

📣 Urgent—Support our UCAN Siblings! DEADLINE: 7/27 12PM njit.bsky.social has again delayed bargaining with UCAN, whose members are fighting for a fair contract. Help show NJIT that UCAN workers' matter across the university community & beyond. ✍️ Sign & share 🔄 UCAN’s petition loom.ly/uXDKjSU

⏰ Join us TODAY for this important training from @aftnewjersey.bsky.social on unemployment benefits for adjunct lecturers! loom.ly/BdEna5c

Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union@ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social · 3mo ago

VIRTUAL UNEMPLOYMENT WORKSHOP—Wed, 7/22 at 3pm. With Tate’s hiring freeze, many lecturers are worried about reappointment. Join aftnewjersey.bsky.social & RAFU to learn about adjunct unemployment eligibility, how to apply, what benefits to expect, & what to do if denied. loom.ly/BdEna5c

📣 Sunday, July 26th 🚫🧊 We'll be with labor allies for our monthly Labor Eyes on ICE action from 11am–1pm outside of Delaney Hall. Please join us in supporting detainees and calling for the end of ICE and its violence. https://rutgersaaup.org/event/labor-eyes-on-ice-delaney-hall/

🗞️Read AAUP - BHSNJ president Cathy Montelone's nj.com op-ed on why the Rutgers conflict-of-interest bill “threatens transparency and puts vulnerable patients at risk” and Gov. Sherrill must veto it! www.nj.com/opinion/2026...

🗞️ Weekend Higher Ed Labor News 🗞️ Check out this coverage from @whyy.org on our call to Tate that he rollback the hiring freeze he recently announced. https://whyy.org/articles/rutgers-university-unions-oppose-hiring-freeze/

Rutgers unions want stop to ‘unnecessary’ hiring freeze

The hiring freeze announcement comes as the unions have begun negotiating a new labor agreement.

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VIRTUAL UNEMPLOYMENT WORKSHOP—Wed, 7/22 at 3pm. With Tate’s hiring freeze, many lecturers are worried about reappointment. Join aftnewjersey.bsky.social & RAFU to learn about adjunct unemployment eligibility, how to apply, what benefits to expect, & what to do if denied. loom.ly/BdEna5c

🆘⌛ Public comments close TODAY (July 13)! Join the OMB Deadline Day Rally—an accessible virtual event hosted by @standupforscience.net Science w/ @aaup.org & @aft.org to keep pressure on OMB’s proposed rule. Comment + register at the link. rutgersaaup.org/save-america... #STOPOMB #SAVESCIENCE

🆘⌛COMMENT TODAY!—OMB public comments close MONDAY 7/13! Trump’s #OMB proposal threatens scientific research & public health by shift grant approvals from peer review to political appointees & funding to “administration priorities.” #STOPOMB #SAVESCIENCE https://rutgersaaup.org/save-american-science

🆘⌛COMMENT TODAY—OMB public comments close MONDAY 7/13! Trump’s #OMB proposal threatens scientific research & public health by shift grant approvals from peer review to political appointees & funding to “administration priorities.” #STOPOMB #SAVESCIENCE https://rutgersaaup.org/save-american-science/

COMMENT TODAY—OMB public comments close MONDAY 7/13! Trump’s #OMB proposal threatens scientific research & public health by shift grant approvals from peer review to political appointees & funding to “administration priorities.” #STOPOMB #SAVESCIENCE https://rutgersaaup.org/save-american-science/

As of today, the 4th of July 🎆, we have been working for 4 days on an expired contract. We have been at the table for months, Rutgers University MUST move forward in good faith to negotiate fair contracts for our workers. #July4 #FairContractNow #HigherEdLabor #LaborForHigherEd

Happy 4th! 🎆 Today, 4 days since our contract expired, Rutgers faculty unions at the country’s oldest public university are celebrating the reaffirmation of public-sector workers’ right to strike ✊ in support of their collective bargaining for 💪 strong, fair contracts! https://loom.ly/luwHqX8

Judge dismisses ex-student's lawsuit against Rutgers faculty for 2023 strike • New Jersey Monitor

Faculty unions hailed the dismissal as the court’s recognition of the rights of public workers to free speech and collective action.

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📣 BREAKING (GOOD) NEWS!‼️ The 2024 lawsuit against Rutgers AAUP-AFT, Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union, AAUP-BHSNJ, AFTNJ, and AFT over the 2023 faculty strike was dismissed with prejudice—affirming public sector unions’ rights to free speech & collective action. Press release: https://loom.ly/xVmkrVA

‼️ 🕟 Our 2023 contract officially expires at midnight TONIGHT! We are ahead of where we were at the end of the last contract, but it will take all of us to win an even better contract! Get involved today + follow along: rutgersaaup.org/contract-2026-resource-center

In the face of this shameful ruling on the final day of Pride month, we stand in support of trans athletes at Rutgers & across the country. New Jersey, thankfully, has some of the strongest protections for trans rights in the country. If you would like to learn more: www.aclu-nj.org/app/uploads/...

ACLU@aclu.org · 3mo ago

BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled that states can ban transgender girls from school sports. This is a devastating ruling for trans students across the country who simply want the freedom to play with their friends.

‼️ 2️⃣ 🕟 Our 2023 contract expires in just 2 days! We are ahead of where we were at the end of the last contract, but it will take all of us to win an even better contract! Get involved today + follow along: rutgersaaup.org/contract-2026-resource-center

‼️📢🕘 DATE CHANGE - NOW MEETING TUESDAY 6/30 at 9AM in Trenton!

Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union@ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social · 3mo ago

TOMORROW 📅(Mon, June 29) 🕘 9AM–3PM 📍Trenton 🚨 NJ budget cuts threaten Rutgers jobs + many student programs. Join the Coalition of Rutgers Unions’ final Lobby Rally Day. Show up. Speak out. Tell lawmakers: Fund New Jersey's future! Fund NJ public higher ed. RSVP: https://loom.ly/kCCAVxE

TOMORROW 📅(Mon, June 29) 🕘 9AM–3PM 📍Trenton 🚨 NJ budget cuts threaten Rutgers jobs + many student programs. Join the Coalition of Rutgers Unions’ final Lobby Rally Day. Show up. Speak out. Tell lawmakers: Fund New Jersey's future! Fund NJ public higher ed. RSVP: https://loom.ly/kCCAVxE