URA Candidates Talk To

Union of Rutgers Administrators - AFT, Local 1766

Greetings,

2009 URA-AFT Candidates Statements
On Sept. 14 nominees were accepted and verified by the URA-AFT Election Committee. See their candidates statements below.

President	Executive VP	Campus Vice Presidents
		New Brunswick	Newark

Lucye Millerand Candidate statement	Nat T. Bender Candidate statement	Kathryn Neal Candidate statement	Darlene Smith Candidate statement

Recording Secretary	Treasurer	Executive Board
		Newark	Off-Campus

Theresa O'Neill Candidate statement	Janice DiLella Candidate statement	Carolyn Foote Candidate statement	Rhonda Smalls

Executive Board
New Brunswick

Stephanie Atkins Candidate statement	Ginny Caputo Candidate statement	Sandra Jenkins Candidate statement	Kathy Licinski Candidate statement

Helen Pirrello Candidate statement	Mary Ann Puccio Candidate statement	Joyce Sagi Candidate statement	Karen White Candidate statement

Voting will take place Monday, Nov. 9. See voting locations and times.

Corzine and Christie: Where They Stand on Issues That Matter To AFT Rutgers

Download		Chris Christie	Jon Corzine
	Union Rights	Will dismantle collective bargaining rights.	Supports the rights of all employees to form unions and to bargain collectively.
	Job Protection	Will lay off thousands. Christie will impose unilateral layoffs of up to 20,000 employees, including those who work in higher education.	Protects jobs. Worked with unions at the bargaining table to protect jobs in the midst of a state budget shortfall.
	State Budget Funding	Opposes federal assistance for higher education.	Restored funding for higher education.

AFT Rutgers recommends Gov. Jon Corzine in the Nov. 3 election. See full comparison in printable format.

AFT Labor Walk in Highland Park
Date: Sunday, Oct. 25 Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Start: Bagel Dish, 70 Raritan Ave., Highland Park. Contact: Email union@ura-aft.org or call Nat Bender at 732-745-0300 or 908-377-0393 (cell) or Don Cunning at 732-857-1347.

We are going out to talk to other AFT Rutgers members in Highland Park about the Nov. 3 election.

Get Involved: Get Out the Vote
Work with URA-AFT and AFT Rutgers to elect the candidates who work for working families. Election day is less than two weeks away.

Labor Walks: Saturday Oct. 24, 31. 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Start from Middlesex County Central Labor Council at 1295 Livingston Ave., North Brunswick and from South Jersey Central Labor Council, 2240 Marlton Pike (in rear of strip mall near Shoprite), Cherry Hill. Contact Nat Bender for the North Brunswick walks at 732-745-0300 (URA office)/cell 908-377-0393; nbender@ura-aft.org or Michael Cain for the Cherry Hill walks at 651-442-8031; michaelmcain@yahoo.com

Phone Banks: Tuesday, Oct. 27 at AAUP-AFT, 11 Stone St., New Brunswick and Wednesday, Oct. 28 1295 Livingston Ave., North Brunswick. Contact Helen Pirrello at hpirrello@ura-aft.org.

URA-AFT Campus Meetings

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.

Learn More about Your Union Benefits
Union SAFE Grants Eligible union members can apply for Union SAFE grant money (which does not need to be repaid) — and access Union Plus benefits and advice — to help combat the problems in today's economy. Remember that only signed URA members (not agency-fee payers) are eligible for Union Plus benefits like “Union Plus Credit Counseling”, “Save My Home Hotline” and more for 18 months following a layoff.

E-News Updates Sign up for free monthly Union Plus E-News with the latest benefits updates and consumer advice.

See more on union benefits at http://uraaft.org/node/297/edit

Union Leadership Academy Sessions Start in Nov.

Rutgers - Newark Conklin Hall, Rm. 352 Labor History Wednesdays: Nov. 4, 18, 25 Dec. 2, 09, 16 6:00pm - 8:45pm

New Brunswick Labor Ed. Center Arbitration Preparation Tuesdays: Nov. 10, 17, 24, Dec. 01 ,08, 15 6:00pm - 8:45pm

Four other courses begin in November in Freehold, Trenton, West Berlin and Hackensack. The full schedule and registration form is online at http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~rulabor/Registration.pdf.

The Union Leadership Academy (ULA) is designed to provide union members with information to help them better understand the social, political and economic forces that have an impact on unions and workers and to develop strategies and programs to benefit unions, workers and their communities.

URA-AFT covers the $60 registration for members to attend ULA courses. Register with URA-AFT member Debbie McNeil using the form at http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~rulabor/Registration.pdf and select "Bill my union" at the bottom of the form. Then email union@ura-aft.org to register your name for the payment and make sure you have a signed membership application on file.