Union of Rutgers Administrators-AFT URA-AFT announces decision to unionize
4/25/2007
Rutgers Administrative Staff Unit Elects to Unionize
Largest unit has decided to unionize; Sets stage for Supervisors group

NEW BRUNSWICK, April 25… After thousands of individual discussions and hundreds of small group meetings, an overwhelming majority of approximately 2,000 administrative workers at Rutgers University have elected to unionize by officially forming the Union of Rutgers Administrators-American Federation of Teachers (URA-AFT). Rutgers administrative staff workers talked about negotiating an equitable system for determining raises and promotions, preserving health and retirement benefits and protecting jobs, showing a consensus by signing authorization cards. (read full release)

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Lucye Millerand announces administrative unit decision to unionize by forming URA-AFT.

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natlucyewithcards A strong majority of the administrative unit members signed cards. These cards were delivered to Trenton to authorize URA-AFT for collective bargaining
pressconferenceattendees Press conference attendees from the administrative unit