Congratulations to @analiliafornj.bsky.social Analilia Mejia for winning the Special Democratic Primary for the U.S. House of Representatives in New Jersey’s 11th District!!! This is a win for Anlilia, Congress, for unions, and for New Jersey!

Bargaining Session #2, April 10, Update! Our team put six articles “across the table”: Article 2 Academic Freedom; Article 4 Non-discrimination; Article 6 DEI; Article 25A Sabbaticals; & new articles on PD & Department & Campus Provisions for Fractional NTTS. Full update: https://loom.ly/qVjkYQw

📣 The Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union is proud to endorse Abdur R. Yasin in his candidacy for Essex County Commissioner At-Large and we encourage members in Essex County to vote 🗳️ for him in the upcoming election on June 2.

Our joint union swag shop is live! Order your hoodies here: https://shop.worxprinting.coop/collections/rutgers-aaup

⏰ Good Morning! Our amazing Bargaining Team ✊ is back a the table today! Read about the issues on the table, get involved, & sign up to attend a bargaining session at our Contract Resource Center: https://rutgersaaup.org/contract-2026-resource-center/ #Unite4RFutureDefendRCommunities

🏥 🆘 Do you have health coverage through Rutgers & the State Health Benefits? You may have received an alarmist email from Rutgers about plan changes. Join Coalition of Rutgers Unions' town hall overviews & health plan clinics to learn more & get help. https://loom.ly/7gfrkdg

📣 Check out this week's events and subscribe to our union calendar 🗓️ to keep up on upcoming events in the next weeks and months as we continue with contract bargaining!!! https://loom.ly/Ax3n-0Q

"Positions of adjunct faculty members who received non-reappointment notices from the School of Arts and Sciences early March were restored following pushback from the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union and Department Chairs." https://loom.ly/KVU32uE

🗞️ The DailyTargum on the BOG tuition & fees hearing. Andrew Gosselin on student & grad working housing residents enduring black mold, undrinkable tap water & inoperable air conditioners in 100-degree weather. Safe and healthy facilities is one of our critical demands! https://loom.ly/wDDymgg

The Executive Board of the Rutgers Adjunct Union voted to pass a resolution calling for a civic day of action and defense of higher education on May 1. #MayDay Read the full statement here: https://rutgers-ptlfc.org/2026/04/02/resolution-for-may-1-day-of-civic-action-and-defense-of-higher-education/

📣MONDAY! 3/30 at 7pm on Zoom! Contract Campaign Kickoff–an all-member, university-wide meeting of the @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social, @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social, & AAUP-BHSNJ to discuss priorities & demands! Check your member email for the link. If you aren't a member yet, join for the link! loom.ly/D2_4JNU

📣✊ Join your union colleagues at tomorrow's ❌🤴 #NoKings Protest. We will have union contingents across New Jersey and in New York City! Let us know you are coming! https://actionnetwork.org/events/no-kings-protest-with-your-union/#NoKings#NOKings #ICEOUT #handsoffhighered #LaborPower

✊ 📣 Ready to pass these out at tomorrow's No ❌ 👑 Kings Protests! - We will have union contingents at many No Kings protest locations New Jersey and in New York City! Fill out an RSVP so we can save a sign for you! https://loom.ly/sHdtpak #NOKings #LaborPower #TheUnionMakesUsStrong

TONIGHT!!! ~ Mar 25 at 7-8 pm Meeting the Moment: Growing the Movement Mass Organizing Zoom Call Join union members across New Jersey to discuss how to grow labor power together, hear from colleagues in Minneapolis before No Kings Day, and plan for the coming months! See your member email for link

Mar 25, 2026 7-8 pm Meeting the Moment: Growing the Movement Mass Organizing Zoom Call Join union members across New Jersey to discuss how we can grow labor power together, hear from colleagues in Minneapolis in advance of No Kings Day on 3/28, & plan for the coming months Link in your member email!

Rutgers is making draconian cuts to core humanities, arts, and sciences programs; @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social and @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social are mobilizing members and community, join us here: actionnetwork.org/forms/take-a...

🗞️ Read this article from @northjerseynews.bsky.social According to Tate, he is complying with the Trump directive; however, Tate, who took office as Rutgers' 22nd president in 2025, dropped DEI language in his previous position at Louisiana State University. www.northjersey.com/story/news/e...

🔊 Listen to @wbai.org interview Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union president Heather Pierce, where she discusses the impact of the SAS budget cuts on the core educating mission of Rutgers. Commit to take action to #StoptheCuts https://loom.ly/pr4LiUw

📣 #SolidarityCall! Moore College of Art & Design Staff Union! Over the past six months, close to 50 Moore Staff have built an overwhelming super-majority of support for a union. Support for the Moore Staff Union; ✍️ sign onto and share the Staff Union Solidarity Petition: https://loom.ly/SYkIaFo#SolidarityCall

Eid Mubarak 🌙 to our celebrating members and friends! May this special day bring peace and happiness to you and your loved ones. 🤲 #EidMubarak

Listen to @wbai.org interview Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union president Heather Pierce, where she discusses the impact of the SAS budget cuts on the core educating mission of Rutgers. Commit to take action to #StoptheCuts https://loom.ly/pr4LiUw

📣 TONIGHT! Mar 18, 5–7PM Meeting the Moment: Building Solidarity Through Training & Community—Jersey City 📍Jersey City Education Association 1600 John F Kennedy Blvd Join fellow NJ unions for ICE rapid response training. Dinner provided at 5pm, program starts at 6pm RSVP: https://loom.ly/pACsHQM

Join union colleagues in a monthly Labor Eyes on ICE vigil at Delaney Hall this Sunday, March 22. We demand ICE out of our communities! https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-eyes-on-ice-9

📣 TONIGHT! Mar 17, 5–7:00pm Meeting the Moment: Building Solidarity Through Training & Community—Atlantic City John F. Scarpa Academic Center, 3711 Atlantic Ave Join fellow NJ union members for ICE rapid response training. Dinner provided at 5pm, program starts at 6pm. RSVP: https://loom.ly/pACsHQM

📣 Check out this week's events and subscribe to our union calendar 🗓️ to keep up on upcoming events in the next weeks and months as we ramp up to bargaining!!! https://rutgersaaup.org/events/

🗞️📣Read this great write-up on the recent cuts at SAS from the talented Rutgers student-writers (taught by many an adjunct in SAS, btw!) at the award winning The Daily Targum https://loom.ly/rtKilF8

📣 TODAY!! from 2–3pm on Zoom Join us for our next Newark Chapter Meeting to discuss our contract campaign & other pressing issues facing our chapter. Future biweekly Newark Chapter Meetings will be hybrid starting March 27th through the end of the semester. RSVP at https://loom.ly/CGnV7xI

🗞️ 📣 🆘 Read NJ.com on the March 6, the School of Arts and Sciences cuts of at least 38 long-term adjunct faculty members. https://loom.ly/M3dHaOc

🆘 Emergency Joint-Union Town Hall 🏛️ ~ TONIGHT ~ March 12 @7 pm. Join us to discuss lecturer terminations and course cancellation in NB SAS. We need to draw the line NOW to defend public higher education and the livelihoods of our lecturer colleagues. Check your inbox for the link to register.

📣 ✊ TOMORROW!!! Mar 12, 2026 5–7PM Monmouth Meeting the Moment: Building Solidarity Through Training & Community Join fellow NJ union members for ICE rapid response training. Dinner provided at 5pm, program starts at 6pm. RSVP: https://loom.ly/t6yS9Rg Red Bank Public Library, 84 W Front Street

📣 Check out this week's events and subscribe to our union calendar 🗓️ to keep up on upcoming events in the next weeks and months as we ramp up to bargaining!!! https://loom.ly/Ax3n-0Q

📣 Friday, March 13, from 2–3pm on Zoom Join us for our next Newark Chapter Meeting to discuss our contract campaign & other pressing issues facing our chapter. Future biweekly Newark Chapter Meetings will be hybrid starting March 27th through the end of the semester. RSVP at https://loom.ly/CGnV7xI

Please send a letter ✍️ to NYU’s Board of Trustees and high level administrators urging them to bargain in good faith and settle a fair contract. #solidarity #FairContractNow @newyorkuniversity.bsky.social https://loom.ly/sGivS5k

📣 Check out this week's events and subscribe to our union calendar 🗓️ to keep up on upcoming events in the next weeks and months as we ramp up to bargaining!!! https://loom.ly/Ax3n-0Q

⏰ ICYMI⏱️ Check out the recording of our recent Teach-in: Breaking Rutgers Ties to ICE with guest speaker Eric Blanc, assistant professor at the Rutgers School of Labor and Management Relations and Hank Kalet, vice president of the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union. https://loom.ly/_owaHYU

Candidates for Congress in NJ-12 will be at the People’s Coalition Forum on March 13, 2026. Hear directly from them before you vote - and see how the candidates responded to our questions ahead of the event: https://www.njpeoplescoalition.org/cd12-election-forum

TONIGHT!!! Mar 06, 5–7:00 pm Lantern Festival Union Celebration 🏮🥣🎊 Come celebrate the Lantern Festival with your union! Let’s build community, enjoy tang yuan, food, drinks, and other festivities! College Ave Reformed Church, 100 College Ave, New Brunswick RSVP at https://loom.ly/po5oBoo

We stand opposed to the war of choice that the Trump administration is waging with Iran. @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social Read the full statement: https://rutgersaaup.org/statement-on-the-us-war-in-iran/

📣✊ This March, @debtcollective.bsky.social is kicking off free virtual Jubilee School Course offerings exploring Higher Ed. Courses are always free & open to public. Sign up now and check out more courses into the spring and summer at https://loom.ly/6CcXukQ

🚨 JERSEY CITY DATE CHANGE Meeting the Moment: Building Solidarity Through Training & Community—Jersey City will be on 3/18 Join fellow union members for rapid-response training to address ICE in our communities. Dinner at 5pm; training at 6pm 1600 John F Kennedy Blvd RSVP: https://loom.ly/yst_3SE

📣 We have a lot going on this week! Check out this week's events and subscribe to our union calendar 🗓️ to keep up on upcoming events in the next weeks and months as we ramp up to bargaining!!! https://loom.ly/Ax3n-0Q

📣 Join us for hybrid teach-in: “Breaking Rutgers’ Ties to ICE” with ericblanc.bsky.social as part of aft.org National Day of Action & the Rutgers unions' campaign to “Get ICE Out of Schools” Wed, 3/4 @ 2pm Zoom/in-person watch party at 11 Stone St RSVP for link & details: https://loom.ly/svIbFxA

Lantern Festival Union Celebration 🏮🥣🎊 Next Friday Mar 06, 5–7:00 pm Come celebrate the Lantern Festival with your union! Let’s build community, enjoy tang yuan, food, drinks, and other festivities! College Ave Reformed Church, 100 College Ave, New Brunswick RSVP at https://loom.ly/po5oBoo

🆘 📣 TONIGHT! Feb 26, 5–7pm Meeting the Moment: Building Solidarity Through Training & Community—Mount Laurel Join fellow union members for rapid-response training to address ICE in our communities. Dinner at 5pm; program starts at 6pm. NJEA Uniserv South Office RSVP: https://loom.ly/yst_3SE

📣 Recently joined the @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social or @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social? Considering joining? Attend our next virtual New Member Orientation to learn more about your union & ways to get involved. RSVP: https://loom.ly/wHGop0U

🆘🏛️📣 TODAY! 🆘 Wednesday, February 25 at 4pm ~ We are holding an emergency members-only town hall to discuss DEI censorship at Rutgers. Look in your member email to RSVP & receive the Zoom link. If you know of any instances of DEI censorship, please complete this form: https://loom.ly/fMNT5Dc

"This shameful attack on the St. John's faculty union betrays the university's history and most deeply-held Catholic values. It's outrageous that religious leaders are joining in the assaults on higher education that are happening nationwide." — Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

🆘🏛️📣 We are holding an emergency members-only town hall on Wednesday, February 25 at 4pm to discuss concerns over DEI censorship at Rutgers. See your member emails for link to RSVP

🆘 🏛️ 📣 TONIGHT! Monday, February 23 @ 7 pm~Join us for an emergency union member town hall on to discuss imminent budget cuts and lecturer lay-offs. We need to draw the line NOW to defend our jobs and public higher education! Register for the town hall on Zoom: https://loom.ly/OcmpLCA