Our union coalition partner, the Rutgers AAUP-AFT faculty, have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract with Rutgers. Their agreement includes an important provision to protect raises that we too have been fighting for in our contract. Winning this
On Monday, March 2, the New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority released the long-awaited "Navigant" report providing an evaluation of healthcare services in the Greater Newark area and recommendations for consolidation and reorganization of services.
HPAE President
Rutgers has the money. Rutgers has raised more than $1 billion in donations and has another $700 million in unrestricted funds, so why are faculty and staff being told to accept tiny raises after years of frozen wages? What’s more,
You have probably all seen the recent email from the Office of Disaster Preparedness. Despite, the current Blizzard Warning declared by the National Weather Service, at this time, University Hospital intends to operate under normal conditions and require all personnel--essential
We'd like to take a quick moment to wish our members a Happy New Year. And with the new year... we've received yet another self congratulatory email from Vivian Fernandez announcing wage increases for the non-union staff and the Teamsters.
By Ann Twomey, NJ.com OpEd, December 30, 2014
On December 19th, we had our fifth bargaining session with management. The first thing management did was inform us that the “pre-negotiations” MOA the Teamsters and others agreed to is now off the table. Rutgers will be moving forward with
By Mark J. Magyar, NJSpotlight, November 25, 2014
Big question is whether Christie, Legislature set health-benefit payments or unions get back collective-bargaining rights.
As Gov. Chris Christie’s Pension and Health Benefits Study Commission wrestles with the issue of how much public employees
We held our second negotiations session for a successor contract on November 24, 2014. University Hospital responded to most of the proposals that we submitted at the first session, which was held on September 4, 2014. Although no agreements were
By now, you have all probably received the Rutgers Integration email from Vivian Fernandez, Rutgers Vice President for Faculty & Staff Resources, about the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) regarding alignment of Workforce Systems and Benefits and you may have a
Newark Star Ledger, October 28, 2014 We are relieved that Governor Christie has freed Kaci Hickox from her inhumane and possibly illegal confinement to a tent behind Newark’s University Hospital. Ms. Hickox, a heroic nurse and epidemiologist, returned to the
Nearly 20,000 Rutgers employees and our unions are in negotiations with the University for a new contract.
So far, management has offered no raises to staff and proposed numerous give-backs. Most contracts have already expired.