Mr. Rivera Goes to Trenton
Camden VP Alexis Rivera was at the statehouse Thursday, June 14, testifying to the legislatures about the proposed merger of Rutgers University and Rowan University. On Monday, June 18 the Senate...
View ArticleHigher Education Mergers: Newark & New Brunswick Join the Debate
URA members at Newark and New Brunswick campuses have joined the debate about higher education merger that has already galvanized Camden. All agree that the costs and the educational benefits of merger...
View ArticleAn Outlook on the Newark Legislative Breakfast
As a speaker at the UMDNJ United Legislative Breakfast on May 16 in Newark, NJ, URA Executive Board member reported back on the climate at the breakfast: By the time I arrived at the event the feelings...
View ArticleURA-AFT Newsletter – Week of 6-4-2012
Higher Education Mergers: Newark & New Brunswick Join the Debate URA members at Newark and New Brunswick campuses have joined the debate about higher education merger that has already galvanized...
View ArticleURA-AFT Newsletter – Week of 5-14-2012
Merit Raises Due In October: SCP Season Isn’t Over Yet Though the April 30 deadline for complete your SCP has come and gone, there are still several things you need to keep in mind before October 1,...
View ArticleCamden Legislative Luncheon Report
There was a successful turnout at the March 27 Legislative Luncheon on the Camden Campus. With approximately 50 people in attendance and the Chief of Staff from both Senators Sweeney and Norcross’...
View ArticleRowan’s Plan for Camden Takeover
The Star-Ledger reported yesterday, March 22, on Rowan University’s release of their response to the proposed merger with Rutgers-Camden. The article can be found at this link. The 19-page report can...
View ArticleTell Governor Christie “Don’t Reorganize Higher Education by Executive Order”!
URA members took up the higher education merger issue in Newark last week. Union members, students, alumni and passers-by wrote postcards to Governor Christie and legislative leaders. URA-AFT and...
View ArticleLegislative Luncheon in Camden
Rutgers community discussion on what’s going on in Trenton regarding issues that affect southern NJ, higher education, benefits, and other timely issues. When: Tues., March 27 @ 12:00pm Where: South...
View ArticleRutgers Center for Woman and Work (CWW) report on the benefits of Paid Family...
Pay Matters: The Positive Economic Impacts of Paid Family Leave for Families, Businesses, and the Public” analyzes data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997 to 2009 and finds that women...
View ArticleGovernor Signs Higher Education Merger Bill with Strong Labor Protections
Now that the Higher Education reorganization bill is law, we can congratulate ourselves on the tremendous work done by labor, students and community members to prevent some terrible ideas from becoming...
View ArticleURA News: Rutgers-UMDNJ Merger: What We Won
Governor Signs Higher Education Merger Bill with Strong Labor Protections Now that the Higher Education reorganization bill is law, we can congratulate ourselves on the tremendous work done by labor,...
View ArticleHealth Plan’s Open Enrollment Ends Tomorrow!
New Jersey’s State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) Open Enrollment period ends tomorrow, Friday, November 16. Remember that decisions regarding enrollment in health plans may affect increases in premiums...
View ArticleURA News: Post-Sandy and Elections at the URA
Tell Dr. Robert Barchi, President, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey: Fairness for Rutgers staff affected by Hurricane Sandy As Superstorm Sandy disrupted lives across New Jersey, Rutgers...
View ArticleURA News: A Bonus and Other Holiday Treats
Tell President Barchi, Fairness for Rutgers staff affected by Hurricane Sandy “This was the absolute worst treatment of employees during a natural disaster that I have ever seen.” “It is...
View ArticleTax News for Union Members
This Friday when you look at your paycheck notice you’ll see that your withholding is higher than it has been in the last two years; this is because the federal moratorium that was extended two years...
View ArticleURA News: A New Year and New URA
Welcome from Our Leadership As we start of 2013 and begin a new semester the URA’s newly elected leaders would like to introduce themselves to you and encourage you to get involved with the URA:...
View ArticleURA President Millerand Testifies on Outsourcing Public Protection for School...
This is the testimony I gave to New Jersey’s Senate Education committee on February 21. We were speaking in favor of a bill that would limit layoffs due to outsourcing until the end of a union...
View ArticleURA News: How Grievances Work
Contract Education: The URA is committed to ensuring that our membership is well-versed in our contract and our rights. To that end we are rolling out a series of Contract Education articles to help...
View ArticleURA News: URA Wins $100K in OT Pay
Two Grievants Recover $100,000 in Overtime Pay, Case Goes Forward for Others URA-AFT members saw an important victory on overtime compensation last week as we recovered just over $100k in back pay for...
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