April, 2023

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Rutgers University Unions Go on Strike After Year of Failed Contract Negotiations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Three unions representing approximately 9,000 Rutgers University faculty and staff went on strike Apr. This was the first educator strike in Rutgers history, according to the unions. For the past several weeks, negotiations have been constant and continuous,” said Rutgers President Dr. Jonathan Holloway.

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Rutgers University and Faculty Unions Reach Agreement for New Contract

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rutgers University reached an agreement with its faculty unions Apr. 14 for new contract, after a week of faculty strikes, NBC News reported. Most important, closure on this framework will allow our 67,000 students to resume their studies and pursue their academic degrees," said Rutgers President Dr. Jonathan Holloway.

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Not just the students: Faculty union joins 9,000-worker Rutgers strike

University Business

Yesterday, three unions at Rutgers University comprising faculty, adjunct faculty and graduate student workers flooded Rutgers’ three campuses to commence the first strike in the 257-year-old school’s history. and sister campuses in Camden and Newark. With the picket lines up at 9 a.m.,

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Rutgers University Workers Waging Historic Strike For Economic Justice (Hank Kalet)

Higher Education Inquirer

[Editors note: The Higher Education Inquirer thanks Hank Kalet for allowing us to reprint his substack Channel Surfing as a record of the Rutgers strike. Hank is a lecturer at the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information. News sources state this is the first labor strike at the school in its entire 256-year history.