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📣 Have you filled out your bargaining survey?? If you haven't, check your email inbox! We sent one this morning! This is a critical tool for establishing core demands in our next contract campaign. We want to hear from YOU!
⏰ *the deadline to submit a survey is Dec 12th!

With rising attacks on university teachers, have you checked out the toolkit the Joint Academic Freedom Committee created for members facing challenges to academic freedom on campus, in the classroom, and beyond?
Read and share with your colleagues: https://rutgersaaup.org/academic-freedom-toolkit/

Calling all Camden members! Join union colleagues for an of semester Coffee Hour and Social. This is a great opportunity to connect with union colleagues and discuss our upcoming contract campaign. Coffee and pastries on us! ☕ RSVP here: https://loom.ly/vtwdR-Q

One Faculty, One Nebraska: Stop the Harmful Budget Cuts! Program closures hurt everyday working Nebraskans and threaten our students' futures. Budget cuts harm us all. Cutting academic programs puts key Nebraska industries at risk. We are demanding that UNL Leadership and the Board of Regents stop these proposed cuts and vote NO on December 5th. UNL Leadership is refusing to be transparent about its proposed budget cuts and how they came to these decisions. This fails to protect the interests of our students and all Nebraskans. We’re calling on al...

📣 ✍️ We’re calling on members to join concerned University of Nebraska-Lincoln students, families, alumni, faculty, Nebraskans, & union faculty from across the country & sign this petition to tell Nebraska Board of Regents to VOTE NO AND STOP THE CUTS! ✊
https://loom.ly/1mrSAj8

Graphic: Get Out the Vote Rally and Canvass Launch. Working Families In. McGreevey Out. Saturday, November 29, at 10:30 a.m. Lincoln Park, 1 County Rd, 605, Jersey City. Speakers include James Solomon for Mayor; Denise Ridley for Council, Ward A; Joel Brooks for Council, Ward B; Tom Zuppa for Council, Ward C; Jake Ephros for Council, Ward D. Logos of sponsoring organizations.

Come to a rally to elect James Solomon mayor of Jersey City! Our unions have endorsed Councilman Solomon in the December 2 runoff election. Join our members this Saturday, Nov 29, at 10:30am in Lincoln Park, 1 County Rd 605, in Jersey City. https://loom.ly/qYSUVjI

Resource share! Our Joint Academic Freedom Committee has compiled a toolkit for our members facing challenges to their academic freedom on campus, in the classroom, and beyond.
Read and share with your colleagues: https://rutgersaaup.org/academic-freedom-toolkit/

Our union endorses Councilman James Solomon in the 12/2 runoff election for mayor of Jersey City. Solomon’s commitment to making Jersey City affordable and his efforts to protect all residents from the federal govt's attacks reflect the values of our union.

YES!!!

📢Our bargaining survey launched earlier in November! To all our members: if you haven't taken the survey yet, check your email inbox. This is an important tool for establishing the core demands of our next contract campaign. We want to hear from YOU!

📢BREAKING📰 $100M Settlement on Horizon Fraud! Horizon has been defrauding our health plans for years. It’s time for more transparency and control of pricing and payments. Were the huge rate increases even necessary?! Thanks to AG Platkin and his team! https://loom.ly/LUnj62o

☕ 🕰️ Thursday 11/13! from 11am-1pm join our New Brunswick Chapter coffee hour at GoodRX Cafe. The first hour will be a union meeting (11am-noon); the second hour will be spent socializing. Your first coffee and pastry is on us!
Help us plan better by RSVPing here: https://loom.ly/0Zm6X-k

Big Jeopardy run by an @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social member!
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Congrats to member graduate worker Allegra Kuney for her 4th straight win! @rutgerscomminfo.bsky.social

Predicting Jeopardy! In 2025: The Unified Prediction Model How does one predict who will win a game of Jeopardy? Andy Saunders, publisher of thejeopardyfan.com, introduces his Unified Prediction Model.

Allegra Kuney, to win:
5 games: 56.604%
6: 32.040%
7: 18.136%
8: 10.266%
9: 5.811%
Avg. streak: 5.304 games.
Methodology: thejeopardyfan.com/2025/02/pred...
#Jeopardy

Newark Coffee Hour Tuesday, November 11 from 11:30-1pm Enjoy coffee and pastry on the union! Sweetwaters, 52 Halsey St, Newark, NJ 07102

☕ ⏰ TODAY! @ 11:30-1pm! come to a Newark Chapter coffee hour at Sweetwaters (52 Halsey St, Newark, NJ 07102). Come have a coffee drink and pastry on us!

Help us plan better by RSVPing here: https://loom.ly/XY0EiCs

📣 Join us tomorrow, 🗓️ Nov 7, at 12 p.m. for this important discussion.
RSVP: loom.ly/JEheEg8

It was a momentus election night in the tristate area! Congrats to the new Governor of New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill, and to everyone who helped canvas. We hope this win will bring a better future for the Rutgers community and New Jersey.

Fighting for our rights to teach and learn: a panel on academic freedom and free speech. Featuring Guest Speakers: Featuring Guest speakers Tom Alter, texas State Brittney Cooper, Rutgers University Tatiana Cozzarelli, Reinstate the CUNY Fired Four Kate Ecke, Rider University Max Weiss, Princeton University Moderated by Maya Mikdashi, Rutgers University Friday, November 7 at noon, Murray Hall 301

Join our panel discussion on academic freedom and free speech, featuring speakers from campuses in NJ, Texas, and NY that are seeing the crackdown on basic democratic rights firsthand. “Fighting for Our Right to Teach and Learn” will take place Friday, Nov 7, at noon.
RSVP: https://loom.ly/JEheEg8

Remember To Vote! TUESDAY Nov. 4th! Who the Next NJ Governor is Will Matter to Rutgers on: Academic Freedom, Tuition & Scholarships, Research, Funding, Rutgers Curriculum, Health Care Costs ...So VOTE for Mikie Sherrill!

⏰ 🚨REMINDER: 🗓️ Tomorrow is Voting Day! 📮 This election will have huge impacts for Rutgers, ours students and workers, and all of the New Jersey. Be sure to vote! ✊ #mikiesherrill

📢 TONIGHT! See you on Zoom!
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Statement of Solidarity with Professor Mark Bray & Reaffirmation of the Principals of Academic Freedom & Free Speech

Rutgers Professor and AAUP-AFT member Dr. Mark Bray has come under attack from Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. As a result of this attack, he has been doxxed and threatened and has had to leave the country to protect himself and his family. As members of the Rutgers and New Jersey labor community, and as unions committed to the defense of our coworkers, we stand in strong solidarity with Professor Mark Bray and his partner, Professor Yesenia Barragan. We affirm the principles of academic freedom and support strong First Amendment rights for all workers in higher ed and beyond.

Rutgers AAUP-AFT, Local 6323 Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union AAUP-BHSNJ URA-AFT, Local 1766, AFL-CIO HPAE, Local 5089, AFT, AFL-CIO AFT New Jersey New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) AFM Local 16-248 UFCW Local 1776 KS CWA Local 1031, AFL-CIO AFT Local 1940 Perth Amboy Federation of Teachers - AFT Local 857 PSC/CUNY - AFT Local 2334

Rutgers faculty unions along with other unions here at Rutgers, throughout New Jersey, & beyond support Mark Bray & the rights of students & faculty to academic freedom & freedom of speech. aftnewjersey.bsky.social teamnjea.bsky.social @psc-cuny.org @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social

Joint-Union Weekly Virtual Town Halls Come and voice ideas, strengthen your connections with fellow members, & hear what work the union is doing, so that together we can build a better Rutgers for us all. October 23 October 30 November 6 November 13 November 20 December 4 December 11

🏛️ 📣 TOMORROW Thursday, 10/30 for our next weekly joint-union virtual town hall! This week we'll be talking about Academic Freedom. Join us!
https://loom.ly/jVe7SHI

📣 TOMORROW Thursday, 10/30 for our next weekly joint-union virtual town hall! This week we'll be talking about Academic Freedom. Join us!

Statement of Solidarity with Professor Mark Bray & Reaffirmation of the Principals of Academic Freedom & Free Speech

Rutgers Professor and AAUP-AFT member Dr. Mark Bray has come under attack from Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. As a result of this attack, he has been doxxed and threatened and has had to leave the country to protect himself and his family. As members of the Rutgers and New Jersey labor community, and as unions committed to the defense of our coworkers, we stand in strong solidarity with Professor Mark Bray and his partner, Professor Yesenia Barragan. We affirm the principles of academic freedom and support strong First Amendment rights for all workers in higher ed and beyond.

Rutgers AAUP-AFT, Local 6323 Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union AAUP-BHSNJ URA-AFT, Local 1766, AFL-CIO HPAE, Local 5089, AFT, AFL-CIO AFT New Jersey New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) AFM Local 16-248 UFCW Local 1776 KS CWA Local 1031, AFL-CIO AFT Local 1940

We at the RU faculty unions along with other NJ unions stand in support of Mark Bray and the rights of our students and faculty to academic freedom and freedom of speech. See our statement and the list of signatories attached. aftnewjersey.bsky.social teamnjea.bsky.social ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social

Public universities that sign onto Trump's "Loyalty Oath" will violate the constitutional rights of their students.🤯

AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal breaks down why in this clip from our recent AAUP TV update.

@veenadubal.bsky.social
#DefendHigherEd

Health Care Clinics 10% to 25% PREMIUM INCREASES COMING TO MANY PLANS JANUARY 1 (CHART SHOWS THE EFFECT OF A 15% INCREASE on different job category base salaries) Find out how you can avoid cost increases: Attend one of our October health care clinics! (swipe for upcoming dates)

Calendar graphic showing circled days clinics will happen this month: 10/27; 10/28; 10/29; 10/30; 10/31

Health Care Clinic dates/times: Monday, October 27 at 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 28 at 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 28 at 12 p.m. Wednesday, October 29 at 12 p.m. Wednesday, October 29 at 4 p.m. Thursday, October 30 at 12 p.m. Thursday, October 30 at 4 p.m. Thursday, October 30 at 7 p.m. Friday, October 31 at 9 a.m. Friday, October 31 at 12 p.m.

📣 Calling all Rutgers union members! Come to a Coalition of Rutgers Unions Health Care Clinic this week to learn how to avoid large cost increases coming in many state health care plans on January 1st. See the dates and register here: https://loom.ly/pcCw9Wk

Join us in the fight

Here’s the AAUP letter with CUCFA demanding UCOP stand down on the surveillance software mandate:
cucfa.org/2025/10/lett... big thanks to @gleemie.bsky.social !!

University of California faculty push back against Big Brother cybersecurity mandate School officials defend software as bulwark against ransomware, but professors fear potential surveillance of their devices

UC faculty and the @aaup.org demand the end of mandatory surveillance software use across the UC system. The future belongs to people, not to big brother!
www.science.org/content/arti...

📣 Today, Friday 10/24, at 3pm we will have the last of this run of Health Care Clinics! Come find out how to best avoid the large cost increases coming January 1st to many plans!