By Susan Loyer via MyCentralJersey.com NEW BRUNSWICK –  More than 400 Rutgers University faculty, staff and students rallied outside the Board of Governors (BOG) meeting Tuesday, while dozens more inside petitioned the governing body directly in hopes of securing fair union contracts, a freeze on tuition and a $15-per-hour minimum wage on campus. Student groups and members… Read more »

BY Leah Mishkin, Correspondent | March 8, 2018, 5PM EST | via NJTV News “We’re really inspired by the #MeToo campaign, by the West Virginia strike of teachers, largely women who won. We’re also inspired by the women’s marches,” said Rutgers University Associate Professor Deepa Kumar. Kumar, who is also the president of the Rutgers AAUP-AFT teacher’s union, says… Read more »

With Union Contracts Nearing Their End, Faculty Members Call For Negotiations BY CHARLIE KRATOVIL via New Brunswick Today Union protesters made up much of the audience at the February 7 meeting, but some were denied entry. NEWARK, NJ—University police officers restricted some people from attending the February 7 meeting of one of the governing boards that oversees… Read more »

via NJ.com Students and faculty members rallied at Rutgers University Friday in support of a $15-an-hour minimum wage. (Alexis Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) By Alexis Johnson NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Hundreds of Rutgers students and unionized employees rallied Friday in a continued push for higher wages for all campus workers. The Rutgers University chapter of… Read more »

From the Daily Targum Photo by Declan Intindola | Rutgers United Students Against Sweatshops, alongside other student activist organizations on campus, took to the streets in support of a $15 minimum wage at Rutgers.  See more photos of the protest here. The chants of student protesters echoed down College Avenue, throughout Downtown New Brunswick and in front… Read more »

via MyCentralJersey.com By Nick Muscavage NEW BRUNSWICK – Student groups and unions are planning a protest at Rutgers University, calling for a $15 minimum wage for university employees. On Friday, Feb.23, student groups, a coalition of Rutgers unions and representatives from campuses across the nation will hold a rally and march at Rutgers-New Brunswick. The action,… Read more »

By ADAM SAMUEL TapInto   Credits: Photo: Rutgers Council of AAUP Chapters New Brunswick, NJ – On Friday, February 23, student groups, a coalition of Rutgers unions, and representatives from campuses across the nation will hold a rally and march on College Avenue to demand a $15 minimum wage. The action, initiated by the Rutgers… Read more »

via NJBiz.Com By David Hutter, February 21, 2018 The Rutgers University American Association of University Professors and American Federation of Teachers is asking Rutgers to increase pay to $15 per hour for union employees and affordable health care. The Rutgers University AAUP-AFT also is pressing several additional requests as part of its upcoming collective bargaining negotiations for new contracts for… Read more »

via NJBiz.com By David Hutter, February 12, 2018 at 2:33 PM Labor rights organization Rutgers United Students against Sweatshops Local 109 plans to hold at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at Brower Commons Dining Hall on the Rutgers New Brunswick campus at 145 College Ave. Rutgers USAS is partnering with university unions and other student organizations on… Read more »