[ad_1] New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, who stepped in early this week to force the university and unions to the negotiating table, and Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway called the agreement a “fair and equitable” resolution that raises wages and benefits and improves working conditions for faculty. The three striking unions said in an email … Read more
[ad_1] Negotiations between labor and Rutgers management remain underway, with both parties still negotiating at the governor’s office. In a union update Monday evening from Trenton, Rutgers AAUP-AFT President Rebecca Givan said the union did not receive or exchange any offers. “The governor briefly told us he was unhappy we were here because it meant … Read more
[ad_1] “I’m not happy that it’s come to this. I am happy that we’re in the room together,” Murphy, speaking after an unrelated event in the Statehouse, said he told those in attendance. “Figure this out ASAP.” Murphy would not directly answer questions about whether he would allow the state to take legal action to … Read more
[ad_1] “We are not alone,” Todd Wolfson, general vice president of Rutgers AAUP-AFT, said in an online meeting after the vote. “The strikes that are happening right here in New Jersey and in other parts of the country right now are building on a historic strike wave in higher education.” The strike means instruction and … Read more