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Strategies and information to protect yourself and each other from potential challenges to our rights as educators.

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When you join our union, you become part of our efforts to maintain the advances we’ve won and to achieve more for everyone we represent.

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Union members and staff have compiled answers to your questions on a variety of issues.

Our 2022–26 Contracts

Find the full text of our union contracts with Rutgers, plus guides to the agreements to help you understand your rights.

Who We Are

Rutgers AAUP-AFT is one of the oldest higher ed unions in the country. Learn more about how our half-century of history led to who we are in the present day.

January 2026
Jan 14
Jan 14, 20266:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Protect Flex Work! – Coalition of Rutgers Unions Forum
On Zoom,
All union members at Rutgers are invited to a forum where we will discuss management’s apparent plan to end flexible work arrangements—something that will impact many staff at Rutgers, including our EOF Counselor members. Click here to RSVP.

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