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Union of graduate workers, faculty, postdocs and EOF counsellors at Rutgers University since 1970 | http://linktr.ee/ruaaup
Our union endorses Councilman James Solomon in the 12/2 runoff election for mayor of Jersey City. Solomon’s commitment to making Jersey City affordable and his efforts to protect all residents from the federal govt's attacks reflect the values of our union.
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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YES!!!
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
📢Our bargaining survey launched earlier in November! To all our members: if you haven't taken the survey yet, check your email inbox. This is an important tool for establishing the core demands of our next contract campaign. We want to hear from YOU!
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
📢BREAKING📰 $100M Settlement on Horizon Fraud! Horizon has been defrauding our health plans for years. It’s time for more transparency and control of pricing and payments. Were the huge rate increases even necessary?! Thanks to AG Platkin and his team! https://loom.ly/LUnj62o
Attorney General Platkin Announces Historic False Claims Act Settlement Regarding Health Benefits
Attorney General Platkin Announces Historic False Claims Act Settlement Regarding Health Benefits
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November 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
☕ 🕰️ Thursday 11/13! from 11am-1pm join our New Brunswick Chapter coffee hour at GoodRX Cafe. The first hour will be a union meeting (11am-noon); the second hour will be spent socializing. Your first coffee and pastry is on us!
Help us plan better by RSVPing here: https://loom.ly/0Zm6X-k
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Big Jeopardy run by an @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social member!
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i'm going to be on jeopardy! tomorrow
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Congrats to member graduate worker Allegra Kuney for her 4th straight win! @rutgerscomminfo.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Allegra Kuney, to win:
5 games: 56.604%
6: 32.040%
7: 18.136%
8: 10.266%
9: 5.811%
Avg. streak: 5.304 games.
Methodology: thejeopardyfan.com/2025/02/pred...
#Jeopardy
Predicting Jeopardy! In 2025: The Unified Prediction Model
How does one predict who will win a game of Jeopardy? Andy Saunders, publisher of thejeopardyfan.com, introduces his Unified Prediction Model.
thejeopardyfan.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
☕ ⏰ TODAY! @ 11:30-1pm! come to a Newark Chapter coffee hour at Sweetwaters (52 Halsey St, Newark, NJ 07102). Come have a coffee drink and pastry on us!

Help us plan better by RSVPing here: https://loom.ly/XY0EiCs
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
📣 Join us tomorrow, 🗓️ Nov 7, at 12 p.m. for this important discussion.
RSVP: loom.ly/JEheEg8
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It was a momentus election night in the tristate area! Congrats to the new Governor of New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill, and to everyone who helped canvas. We hope this win will bring a better future for the Rutgers community and New Jersey.
New Jersey, it is the honor of my life to earn your trust to become this great state’s 57th Governor.

I promise to listen, lead with courage, and never forget who I serve.
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Join our panel discussion on academic freedom and free speech, featuring speakers from campuses in NJ, Texas, and NY that are seeing the crackdown on basic democratic rights firsthand. “Fighting for Our Right to Teach and Learn” will take place Friday, Nov 7, at noon.
RSVP: https://loom.ly/JEheEg8
November 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
⏰ 🚨REMINDER: 🗓️ Tomorrow is Voting Day! 📮 This election will have huge impacts for Rutgers, ours students and workers, and all of the New Jersey. Be sure to vote! ✊ #mikiesherrill
November 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
📢 TONIGHT! See you on Zoom!
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🏛️ 📣 TOMORROW Thursday, 10/30 for our next weekly joint-union virtual town hall! This week we'll be talking about Academic Freedom. Join us!
https://loom.ly/jVe7SHI
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Rutgers faculty unions along with other unions here at Rutgers, throughout New Jersey, & beyond support Mark Bray & the rights of students & faculty to academic freedom & freedom of speech. aftnewjersey.bsky.social teamnjea.bsky.social @psc-cuny.org @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🏛️ 📣 TOMORROW Thursday, 10/30 for our next weekly joint-union virtual town hall! This week we'll be talking about Academic Freedom. Join us!
https://loom.ly/jVe7SHI
October 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
📣 TOMORROW Thursday, 10/30 for our next weekly joint-union virtual town hall! This week we'll be talking about Academic Freedom. Join us!
🏛️ 📣 Our first in a series of weekly town hall sessions is tonight!
Join us! These will be open sessions to learn about what's going on and speak on issues important to you with your elected union leaders.
https://loom.ly/jVe7SHI

https://loom.ly/jVe7SHI
October 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
We at the RU faculty unions along with other NJ unions stand in support of Mark Bray and the rights of our students and faculty to academic freedom and freedom of speech. See our statement and the list of signatories attached. aftnewjersey.bsky.social teamnjea.bsky.social ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Public universities that sign onto Trump's "Loyalty Oath" will violate the constitutional rights of their students.🤯

AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal breaks down why in this clip from our recent AAUP TV update.

@veenadubal.bsky.social
#DefendHigherEd
October 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
📣 Calling all Rutgers union members! Come to a Coalition of Rutgers Unions Health Care Clinic this week to learn how to avoid large cost increases coming in many state health care plans on January 1st. See the dates and register here: https://loom.ly/pcCw9Wk
October 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Join us in the fight
This image aptly captures this feeling of the walls closing in, a shrinking of freedoms in the academy over 10 years.

We can’t let these ideologues win. If you’re not a member of the @aaup.org, we need you to join now and take up the fight for #academicfreedom.

academic-freedom-index.net
October 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Here’s the AAUP letter with CUCFA demanding UCOP stand down on the surveillance software mandate:
cucfa.org/2025/10/lett... big thanks to @gleemie.bsky.social !!
Letter from AAUP to UC Objecting to Trellix – Council of UC Faculty Associations
cucfa.org
October 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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UC faculty and the @aaup.org demand the end of mandatory surveillance software use across the UC system. The future belongs to people, not to big brother!
www.science.org/content/arti...
University of California faculty push back against Big Brother cybersecurity mandate
School officials defend software as bulwark against ransomware, but professors fear potential surveillance of their devices
www.science.org
October 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
📣 Today, Friday 10/24, at 3pm we will have the last of this run of Health Care Clinics! Come find out how to best avoid the large cost increases coming January 1st to many plans!
Calling all Rutgers union members! Come to a Coalition of Rutgers Unions Health Care Clinic this week or next week to learn how to avoid large cost increases coming in many state health care plans.

See the dates and register here: https://loom.ly/pcCw9Wk or visit the link in our bio.
October 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Faculty, students & staff are joining together to defend & advance higher education on 11/7. Plan your action & register it here: docs.google.com/.../1bhu9QLt....
This event is in collaboration with studentsriseup.org @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @aaup.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social @aft.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM