Defend Our Academic Freedom

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

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.

Union FAQs and Resources

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.

April 2026
Apr 07
Apr 07, 20267:00 pm – 8:00 pm
New Member Orientation
On Zoom,
Have you recently joined the Rutgers AAUP-AFT or Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union? Are you considering joining your union? Attend our virtual New Member Orientation to learn more about your union and find ways to get involved. Click here to register.
Apr 07
Apr 07, 20267:00 pm – 8:00 pm
April 7 Health Care Town Hall – 7pm
The Coalition of Rutgers Unions large union town hall to learn about important health plan changes. Register here.
Apr 08
Apr 08, 202612:00 pm – 1:00 pm
April 8 Health Plan Town Hall – 12pm
The Coalition of Rutgers Unions large union town hall to learn about important health plan changes. April 8 at 12pm Register here. 
Apr 10
Apr 10, 20269:00 am – 10:00 am
April 10 Health Plan Clinic – 9am
The Coalition of Rutgers Unions (CRU) are hosting a series of health plan clinics to give detailed insight into health plan options throughout April. Register here.

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