The AFT Local 1904 is very pleased to have awarded nine scholarships in 2023! Recipients were acknowledged virtually (via Zoom) at our Membership Meeting on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023.
Sunday, May 7, 2023
Congratulations to the 2023 AFT Local 1904 Scholarship Recipients!
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
AFT Local 1904 Stands in Solidarity with Striking Rutgers University Employees
Top Left Photo: Rich Wolfson (AFT Local 1904 President), Irene Mulvey (AAUP National President), Tim Haresign (CNJSCL President); Top Right Photo: Alex Sperling (AFT Local 1904 Professional Staff Negotiator), Ali Sperling, Aurora Sperling; Bottom Left Photo: Grover Furr (AFT Local 1904 Member); Bottom Right Photo: Donna M. Chiera (AFT-NJ President), addressing the crowd
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
AFT Local 1904 Represents as Peer Unions From Around New Jersey Stand with Rutgers in Fight for Fair Contract
Today, hundreds of union members and students demonstrated at the Rutgers-Newark campus to demand that the Rutgers Administration and Board of Governors negotiate with Rutgers faculty and staff unions for a fair contract. Our Rutgers colleagues have worked for eight months since their last contract expired. After refusing to negotiate for months, Rutgers has recently returned to the bargaining table with offers that fail to address major labor issues including: Affordable healthcare, raises that reflect the drastic increase in cost-of-living, job security of part-time lecturers, and living wages for graduate student workers.
Members of AFT Local 1904 Vice President for External Affairs, Bill Sullivan, and President Rich Wolfson (pictured here, standing in the shadow of “Scabby,” the infamous, symbolic, inflatable rat provided today by International Operating Engineers Local 825) joined with other union members and leaders from across all trades and sectors in support of Rutgers employees.
Sunday, October 30, 2022
AFT Local 1904 at Homecoming 2022!
On Saturday, October 29th, the AFT Local 1904 proudly joined with other members of our campus community in celebration of Montclair State University's Homecoming 2022!. We were situated at our usual table--this year located on Chapin Drive--staffed by our Office Manager extraordinaire, Deb Corasio, along with Treasurer Mike Heller, Vice President for Internal Affairs Brian Abrams, and President Rich Wolfson. We welcomed alums and current students, members of their family, and other members of our community, and gave out AFT t-shirts, pens, pencils, key chains, and other various and sundry Union swag. Like last year, we shared important information with current students and their families about the Local's scholarship opportunities. Thank you to everyone who supported us--and it was great to see those of you who stopped by to say "hi"!