Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union
@ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social
We're PTLFC-AAUP-AFT, the adjunct faculty union at Rutgers. Join our fight for job security, healthcare, and a better Rutgers for all.
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📢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 3:04 PM
📢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!
Congrats to @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social member and Rutgers PhD student Allegra Kuney on her four straight Jeopardy wins! 👏👏 https://loom.ly/AvttOuA
Rutgers Ph.D. student Allegra Kuney wins fourth-straight game on 'Jeopardy!'
Kuney, a Rutgers Ph.D. candidate from New Brunswick, won her fourth straight game on "Jeopardy!" on Monday, Nov. 10. She survived missing the Final Jeopardy answer to win with $7,599 and bring her four-day winning to $92,600.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Congrats to @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social member and Rutgers PhD student Allegra Kuney on her four straight Jeopardy wins! 👏👏 https://loom.ly/AvttOuA
☕ 🕰️ 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
Help us plan better by RSVPing here: https://loom.ly/0Zm6X-k
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 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
Help us plan better by RSVPing here: https://loom.ly/0Zm6X-k
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Great turnout (and excellent panelists) on Nov. 7 for “Fighting for Our Right to Teach and Learn” at Rutgers University in New Brunswick as part of the national AFT/AAUP higher education day of action!
@aft.org @aaup.org @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social
@aft.org @aaup.org @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Great turnout (and excellent panelists) on Nov. 7 for “Fighting for Our Right to Teach and Learn” at Rutgers University in New Brunswick as part of the national AFT/AAUP higher education day of action!
@aft.org @aaup.org @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social
@aft.org @aaup.org @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social
☕ ⏰ TODAY! @ 11:30am-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
Help us plan better by RSVPing here: https://loom.ly/XY0EiCs
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
☕ ⏰ TODAY! @ 11:30am-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
Help us plan better by RSVPing here: https://loom.ly/XY0EiCs
📣 Join us tomorrow, 🗓️ Nov 7, at 12 p.m. for this important discussion.
RSVP: loom.ly/JEheEg8
RSVP: loom.ly/JEheEg8
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
RSVP: https://loom.ly/JEheEg8
November 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
📣 Join us tomorrow, 🗓️ Nov 7, at 12 p.m. for this important discussion.
RSVP: loom.ly/JEheEg8
RSVP: loom.ly/JEheEg8
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
RSVP: https://loom.ly/JEheEg8
November 3, 2025 at 7:30 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
RSVP: https://loom.ly/JEheEg8
⏰ 🚨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 2:37 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
📢 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
https://loom.ly/jVe7SHI
October 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
📢 TONIGHT! See you on Zoom!
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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
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
🏛️ 📣 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
https://loom.ly/jVe7SHI
October 29, 2025 at 1:27 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
https://loom.ly/jVe7SHI
October 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🏛️ 📣 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
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 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🏛️ 📣 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
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
The Executive Council of the Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the rank-and-file members of the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union have voted to endorse Representative Mikie Sherrill for New Jersey Governor. Make sure you have a plan to vote in this critical election: https://loom.ly/Z9StaXs
October 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Executive Council of the Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the rank-and-file members of the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union have voted to endorse Representative Mikie Sherrill for New Jersey Governor. Make sure you have a plan to vote in this critical election: https://loom.ly/Z9StaXs
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ICYMI 🗞️ Read of the Day
"What's most concerning is the goal of it, which is seizing control of universities & putting them in the hands of the government..."–RUAAUP-AFT President Rebecca Givan @rkgwork.bsky.social on the Trump loyalty oath. #rutgersthedailytargum
www.dailytargum.com/article/unio...
"What's most concerning is the goal of it, which is seizing control of universities & putting them in the hands of the government..."–RUAAUP-AFT President Rebecca Givan @rkgwork.bsky.social on the Trump loyalty oath. #rutgersthedailytargum
www.dailytargum.com/article/unio...
Union leaders speak out against Trump administration's proposal to provide university funds for ideological alignment
Rebecca Givan, president of the Rutgers chapter of the American Association of University Professors and American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT) and associate professor in the Department of Labor S...
www.dailytargum.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
ICYMI 🗞️ Read of the Day
"What's most concerning is the goal of it, which is seizing control of universities & putting them in the hands of the government..."–RUAAUP-AFT President Rebecca Givan @rkgwork.bsky.social on the Trump loyalty oath. #rutgersthedailytargum
www.dailytargum.com/article/unio...
"What's most concerning is the goal of it, which is seizing control of universities & putting them in the hands of the government..."–RUAAUP-AFT President Rebecca Givan @rkgwork.bsky.social on the Trump loyalty oath. #rutgersthedailytargum
www.dailytargum.com/article/unio...
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.
See the dates and register here: https://loom.ly/pcCw9Wk or visit the link in our bio.
October 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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.
See the dates and register here: https://loom.ly/pcCw9Wk or visit the link in our bio.
Our unions are organizing contingents at three of the upcoming #NoKings demonstrations on Saturday, October 18. RSVP if you’re going so we can get organized!: https://loom.ly/5Oxh6-8
October 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Our unions are organizing contingents at three of the upcoming #NoKings demonstrations on Saturday, October 18. RSVP if you’re going so we can get organized!: https://loom.ly/5Oxh6-8
Solidarity ask! Members who are also part of the Actors' Equity Association and American Federation of Musicians Local 802 are currently fighting for a fair contract. We stand in solidarity with the actors, stage managers, and musicians who make Broadway run!
✏️Sign here: https://loom.ly/orQgClI
✏️Sign here: https://loom.ly/orQgClI
Stand United for a Healthier Broadway
If you love going to the theatre, then you're familiar with the the
show must go on mentality that has persisted within the theatre
industry. For generations, that phrase has been a plucky,
pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps-like mantra that seemingly embodies
the American spirit. But that mantra, and that lifestyle, is harmful to
the workers who make live theatre possible.
Actors' Equity Association and The American Federation of Musicians Local 802
have both been in negoti...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Solidarity ask! Members who are also part of the Actors' Equity Association and American Federation of Musicians Local 802 are currently fighting for a fair contract. We stand in solidarity with the actors, stage managers, and musicians who make Broadway run!
✏️Sign here: https://loom.ly/orQgClI
✏️Sign here: https://loom.ly/orQgClI
This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY
October 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY
The Trump administration is trying to blackmail higher ed so they can dictate what schools teach, who they admit and hire, what researchers study, and who's able to be safe at school. Sign on to this petition to reject Trump's "Loyalty Oath" compact! https://loom.ly/GGoLaDI
October 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The Trump administration is trying to blackmail higher ed so they can dictate what schools teach, who they admit and hire, what researchers study, and who's able to be safe at school. Sign on to this petition to reject Trump's "Loyalty Oath" compact! https://loom.ly/GGoLaDI
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📰📢Breaking News! In landmark ruling, federal court says Trump administration violated first amendment by deporting foreign citizens for pro-Palestinian advocacy. Our union is one of the plaintiffs in this case. https://loom.ly/zGJYyRU
In Landmark Ruling, Federal Court Says Trump Administration Violated First Amendment By Deporting Foreign Citizens for Pro-Palestinian Advocacy
BOSTON—Judge William G. Young of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts today ruled that the Trump administration’s policy of arresting, detaining, and deporting noncitizen students and faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the First Amendment.
knightcolumbia.org
September 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
📰📢Breaking News! In landmark ruling, federal court says Trump administration violated first amendment by deporting foreign citizens for pro-Palestinian advocacy. Our union is one of the plaintiffs in this case. https://loom.ly/zGJYyRU
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An enormous legal victory for @aaup.org, MESA, and the Rutgers, NYU, and Harvard chapters of AAUP, in a case that Judge Young describes as "perhaps the most important ever to fall within the jurisdiction of this district court."
BREAKING: Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee, delivers the most scathing legal rebuke of the Trump era, ruling that Trump and his cabinet illegally targeted pro-Palestinian students for deportation to "strike fear" into First Amendment protesters. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
An enormous legal victory for @aaup.org, MESA, and the Rutgers, NYU, and Harvard chapters of AAUP, in a case that Judge Young describes as "perhaps the most important ever to fall within the jurisdiction of this district court."
Tomorrow at 7:30pm!
✊📣 YOU are the union! Join us 9/30 for an all-union Town hall. We can overcome the challenges we face & win a strong new contract if we ALL get involved. We'll discuss the path forward & what we need to do to safeguard & build on what we won in 2023.✊
Register: loom.ly/2A_cWC8
✊📣 YOU are the union! Join us 9/30 for an all-union Town hall. We can overcome the challenges we face & win a strong new contract if we ALL get involved. We'll discuss the path forward & what we need to do to safeguard & build on what we won in 2023.✊
Register: loom.ly/2A_cWC8
✊📣 YOU are the union! Join us 9/30 for an all-union Town hall. We can overcome the challenges we face and win a strong new contract if we ALL get involved. We'll discuss the path forward & what we need to do to safeguard & build on what we won in 2023.✊
Register: https://loom.ly/2A_cWC8
Register: https://loom.ly/2A_cWC8
September 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Tomorrow at 7:30pm!
✊📣 YOU are the union! Join us 9/30 for an all-union Town hall. We can overcome the challenges we face & win a strong new contract if we ALL get involved. We'll discuss the path forward & what we need to do to safeguard & build on what we won in 2023.✊
Register: loom.ly/2A_cWC8
✊📣 YOU are the union! Join us 9/30 for an all-union Town hall. We can overcome the challenges we face & win a strong new contract if we ALL get involved. We'll discuss the path forward & what we need to do to safeguard & build on what we won in 2023.✊
Register: loom.ly/2A_cWC8
📣 📰 A little good 🗞️ for today:
“This has been a unifying moment for free speech and democratic rights, not only here in San Marcos, across Texas, but across the entire country."
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“This has been a unifying moment for free speech and democratic rights, not only here in San Marcos, across Texas, but across the entire country."
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Fired Texas State professor to be reinstated while lawsuit against school proceeds
On Friday, a Hays County judge ruled that a fired Texas State University (TXST) professor will get his job back while his lawsuit against the school proceeds, according to the professor’s att…
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September 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📣 📰 A little good 🗞️ for today:
“This has been a unifying moment for free speech and democratic rights, not only here in San Marcos, across Texas, but across the entire country."
loom.ly/zowrql0
“This has been a unifying moment for free speech and democratic rights, not only here in San Marcos, across Texas, but across the entire country."
loom.ly/zowrql0
✊📣 YOU are the union! Join us 9/30 for an all-union Town hall. We can overcome the challenges we face and win a strong new contract if we ALL get involved. We'll discuss the path forward & what we need to do to safeguard & build on what we won in 2023.✊
Register: https://loom.ly/2A_cWC8
Register: https://loom.ly/2A_cWC8
September 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
✊📣 YOU are the union! Join us 9/30 for an all-union Town hall. We can overcome the challenges we face and win a strong new contract if we ALL get involved. We'll discuss the path forward & what we need to do to safeguard & build on what we won in 2023.✊
Register: https://loom.ly/2A_cWC8
Register: https://loom.ly/2A_cWC8