Greetings,

After waiting a month and a half to respond to URA's proposals, Rutgers management asked URA to meet on Thursday (10/15) about our contract. Old Queens is still demanding bigger givebacks from staff than from faculty and offering less job security in return. We will be back in touch with details after our meeting.

In his Star-Ledger column Wednesday, Tom Moran writes a critical article about union support for Gov. Corzine's reelection bid and demonstrates his ignorance of labor law and neutrality agreements:

"He even used the full weight of his office to support a union drive at Rutgers University by rigging the rules. An agreement he brokered gave unions the right to organize, even in the office during work hours, while forcing Rutgers president Richard McCormick and his staff to remain silent."

http://blog.nj.com/njv_tom_moran/2009/10/nj_labor_unions_support_helps.html

"Those of us who personally experienced union-busting tactics know that all the Governor did was to call to enforce the law," said URA-AFT president Lucye Millerand.

URA-AFT executive vice president Nat Bender said, "Back in 2007 Moran called the Governor 'Norma Rae' for defending the right to organize. To now say the Governor's actions 'rigged' the campaign election shows a serious disregard for the truth."

Gov. Jon S. Corzine

Governor Corzine: "People ought to have the ability to make a decision, based on the free flow of information on a university campus. People ought to have a free choice. That is what card check legislation is about.” (1:41)

Email union@ura-aft.org or call 732-745-0300 to sign up today to participate in this critical election.  

Labor Walks 9 am-12 noon	AFT Phone Banks Night 5-8 pm	Other
Sat, Oct 17		Tues, Oct 20 5-8 PM Phone Bank at AAUP-AFT office 11 Stone St, New Bruns. Calls to Rutgers AFT only
Sat, Oct 24	Wed, Oct 21	Sun, Oct 25 AFT Labor Walk Highland Park 1-4 pm
Sat, Oct 31	Wed, Oct 28	GOTV, Nov. 3

Thurs. 10/15 Contract Committee Meeting 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Meeting room A, Douglass Campus Center. We will be talking about supervisors: what makes a good one, what makes a bad one? All members welcome. Please rvsp to kneal@rci.rutgers.edu.

Thurs. 10/15. Douglass Campus Meeting 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Bunting Lounge, Douglass Student Center

Thurs. 10/15. Newark Campus Meeting 12:30-1:30 p.m. Seminar room, Dana Library 215 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Thurs. 10/22. Busch Campus Meeting 12:00 noon. Nelson Labs A-wing 237

Wed. 10/28. College Ave Campus Meeting 12:00 noon. 88 College Ave., Center for Historical Analysis.