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Membership Appreciation Information
See directions, parking, photos and details for Saturday.
Reverse Leslye's Layoff
Please sign the online petition to call on Dr. Pazzani to reverse Leslye Lowen's unfair layoff.
Membership Appreciation Picnic
Saturday, August 30 at the outdoor pool at Busch's Werblin Center. Download flier.
Press Coverage
Rutgers protesters smell a 'rat' in layoff of workerChristine Sparta • Staff Writer • August 8, 2008
RUTGERS —A giant inflatable rat chomping a cigar temporarily took up residence on College Avenue on Thursday — and it wasn't a fraternity prank.
-From The Home News and Tribune(a shorter version of the article appeared in the Courier-News)
URA-AFT Opposes Unfair Layoff
| See Mike the Giant Rat at Old Queen's Thursday |
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- On June 5 a newly created Administrative Assistant position in the ORSP was posted for external recruitment through UHR.
- On June 12 Dr. Michael J. Pazzani, who is in charge of ORSP and OCLTT, moved an Administrative Assistant with approximately five years seniority working at OCLTT to work directly for him.
- On June 19 Leslye Lowen, who has ten years seniority working at Rutgers, received layoff notification from an Administrative Assistant position at OCLTT.
This is a case of extreme bias against Leslye, a URA-AFT steward and chair of the Committee on Political Education. URA-AFT has filed an unfair labor practices charge against Dr. Pazzani's office. After Dr. Pazzani rejected Leslye's request to be transferred into the open position and denied her grievance, the URA-AFT proceeded to step three with UHR and brought Mike the Giant Rat to Old Queen's Thursday to protest Dr. Pazzani's unfairness.
Oppose Unfair Layoff
8/7/08 When administrative assistant Leslye Lowen reported as usual to Rutgers’ Cook Campus on June 19, she received a layoff notification. One year ago, as an “at will” employee without a contract, Lowen would have been out of job without recourse. This year Lowen has the legally protected right to challenge the layoff because it violated the contract and her legal rights. So instead of going quietly into an uncertain job market, Lowen turned to her contract and is standing with her union members to demand justice.Send vice president Michael J. Pazzani a letter urging him to return Leslye to work.
Dr. Michael J. Pazzani, Research, VP
3 Rutgers Plaza
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: (732) 932-1500
Fax: (732) 445-0547
Download sample letter in rtf (rich text format) or .doc (Microsoft Word) file format (right click to download to your pc and edit).
Understand your right to representation
7/23/08 As a URA-AFT member you (and other unionized employees) have Weingarten rights (right to union representation) during investigatory interviews.What are my Weingarten rights?
URA-AFT Supports A Fair Deal | |
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6/21/08 URA-AFT members and AFT affiliates:
We marched to demand that casinos bargain with their unionized workers. These casino workers organized last year during the same time frame as URA-AFT, but despite continued profits, casino owners refuse to bargain fairly. We joined many of the same people who supported us throughout the organizing and negotiating process to demand fair treatment of these workers. |
| See the full photo gallery of photos from the march and rally. | |
Constitution
Final version of our Approved ( 3/24) Constitution.We Have a Contract
12/17/08
In separate meetings on the Camden, New Brunswick and Newark campuses Saturday, Dec. 15, URA-AFT members overwhelmingly approved our first, four-year collective bargaining agreement.
URA Contract Economic Provisions:
When Will I Receive My Raise?
Here is the long-awaited schedule for implementing the economic provisions of our contract:
- 1/25 paycheck will contain:
- 4.5% increase to base salary
- $500 one-time bonus
- 1.5% health contribution will begin
- 1.2% union dues or 1.02% agency fee begins.
- 2/22 paycheck will contain:
- Refund of any premiums paid by employees for traditional coverage or for an HMO. This refund will cover the period from 7/1/07 - 1/11/08.
- 3/7 paycheck will contain:
- The retroactive pay increase of 4.5% due for 7/1/07 through 1/11/08
- Retroactive deduction of 1.5% for health insurance for the same period
- Ten-month employees will not pay this deduction for July and August.
After votes in favor of the 1.2% dues provision of the bylaws on each campus, URA-AFT members asked many questions about the contract before proceeding to a ratification vote. Recording secretary Theresa O’Neill announced the membership’s favorable decision at the Robeson Campus Center in Newark following the close of the last voting period.
Two-page Contract Overview (31 kb)
Letter from Rutgers president McCormickSubject: Tentative Agreement on URA-AFT Contract
Who is the Union of Rutgers Administrators?The Union of Rutgers Administrators is a rapidly growing group of Administrative staff who have joined the American Federation of Teachers, the largest union of higher education employees, to form URA—AFT. |
Why Join the Union of Rutgers Administrators?Having voted to create the Union of Rutgers Administrators, American Federation of Teachers by signing authorization for representation cards, Rutgers Administrative unit workers can now join the URA-AFT by signing a membership application. |
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