Updated Union Toolkit
Defend Our Academic Freedom
Strategies and information to protect yourself and each other from potential challenges to our rights as educators.
Fighting for All of Us
Join Your Union!
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.
Know Your Rights
Union FAQs and Resources
Union members and staff have compiled answers to your questions on a variety of issues.
Contract Resource Center
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.
Our Union History
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.
Member News
Upcoming Events
March 2026
Mar
10
Mar
10,
20265:00 pm – 7:00 pm
SEIU 32BJ Newark Office,
494 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102 United States
Newark, NJ 07102 United States
Join fellow union members for rapid response training to address ICE in our communities. Dinner will be provided at 5pm, and the program starts at 6pm. Please note there will be Spanish translation. Click here to register.
Mar
12
Mar
12,
20265:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Red Bank Public Library,
84 W Front Street
Red Bank, NJ 07701 United States
Red Bank, NJ 07701 United States
Join fellow union members for rapid response training to address ICE in our communities. Dinner will be provided at 5pm, and the program starts at 6pm. Click here to register.
Mar
12
Mar
12,
20267:00 pm – 8:00 pm
On Zoom,
Join an emergency town hall to discuss the stand-still budget cuts. This event is intended for all those represented by the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union and Rutgers AAUP-AFT. Check your email for the link to register.
Mar
13
Mar
13,
20262:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Please join us for our next Newark Chapter Meeting on Friday, March 13, from 2–3pm on Zoom. Click here to RSVP. We will discuss our contract campaign and other pressing issues facing our chapter. Future Newark Chapter Meetings will be held biweekly both in-person and via Zoom starting March 27th through the end of the semester.
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