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Message From the President and Vice President

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Thanks to the work of our union, the salaries for Part-Time Lecturers at Rutgers are now among the highest in the nation.

Thanks to the work of our union, all Part-Time Lecturers at Rutgers now have the opportunity to advance. This career path, which comes with significant raises and job protections, was a hard-fought gain in our most recent contract. This move redefines the structure of part-time employment at the university, and offers us a solid foundation for future gains.

As your elected leaders, we remain dedicated to fair pay, job security and access to health benefits. Please reach out

About AFT Higher Education

The AFT represents higher education faculty (including both full- and part-time), professional staff and graduate employees, in all sectors of higher education—public and private, two-year and four-year institutions of higher education. MORE

History of the AFT

Learn the history of the AFT, including the union's founding in Chicago in 1916, its affiliation with the AFL-CIO, its battles for workers and human rights and its continued work to uphold the proud traditions on which the union was created.

AFT Mission Statement

The American Federation of Teachers is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities. We are committed to advancing these principles through community engagement, organizing, collective bargaining and political activism, and especially through the work our members do.

About the AFT

Learn more about the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), which was founded in 1916 to represent the economic, social and professional interests of classroom teachers and is an affiliated international union of the AFL-CIO.