Greetings,

Annual AFT-New Jersey Conference
Fri, Sept 11 (3PM-9PM) and Sat, Sept 12 (9AM-3PM)
East Brunswick Hilton

Free to full members of Rutgers AAUP-AFT, including free meals. 
Register online with PDF registration form:  http://aftnj.org/.
View the online registration form to see workshop offerings and times. Rutgers AAUP-AFT is AFT Local #6323 for full-time faculty and AFT Local #6324 for part-time lecturers. You will need this local union number to register.

Deadline for meal registration: Tues, Sept 8 at 12 Noon

Fri, Sept 11:

(Optional) Political Organizing 1-3 PM 
3-5 PM Workshops 
5 PM Plenary
6 PM Reception with dinner following

Sat, Sept 12:

8:30 AM breakfast
9 AM Plenary on health and safety issues: flu pandemics
10:30 AM Workshops
12 Noon Plenary: Legislative/political mobilization for education and higher education
3 PM Workshops

AFT-NJ conference and meals are free for AFT members, staff, and elected officers. Register online at http://aftnj.org/. The PDF registration form contains workshop information.

Deadline for meals is Tuesday, September 8 at 12 Noon, but signing up for workshops can continue until Friday. 

See the registration form for details on workshops, but a sampling of the workshop topics that may be of particular interest to AFT members in higher education include:

• Special Early Session on Political Organizing (1-3 PM Friday)
• Health and Safety Concerns Surrounding Possible Pandemics (9 AM Saturday Plenary Session)
• Paid Family Leave Law in New Jersey (10:30 AM Saturday)
• Budget Transparency for Public Institutions (1:30 PM Saturday)
• Issues Facing Adjunct/Part-Time Faculty in Higher Education (1:30 PM Saturday)
• Health Care Reform: Where We Stand/ What We Can Do (1:30 PM Saturday)