AFT Local 1904 Shows Solidarity at Kean University Rally

President Rich Wolfson attended a rally at Kean University today, joining together in solidarity with AFT Local 2187's and the general faculty community's objections to a decision by Kean's administration not to renew the contracts of more than a dozen full-time lecturers—many of whom spoke out earlier this school year after losing their private office spaces. The majority of the affected employees are women or people of color—a concern highlighted in a letter to Kean officials by New Jersey Assemblywoman Mila Jasey, Chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee. Both Assemblywoman Jasey and Senator Joe Cryan (pictured standing together below, center photo), attended and spoke out at the Rally.

 

AFT Local 1904 Shows Solidarity With Labor Community of Rutgers University at Rally in Newark

On Tuesday, April 9th, AFT Local 1904 President Rich Wolfson (Photo: Top Right) and Vice-President for Internal Affairs Brian Abrams (Photos: Top Left; Top Right) joined with the faculty, students, and other members of the Rutgers University labor community in solidarity at a rally in Newark for an equitable Rutgers contract. Labor leaders (Photos: Bottom Left; Bottom Right) and members of various labor unions were also in attendance.

Membership Matters: A Video Featuring Members of AFT Local 1904 Sharing Perspectives on Union Membership

Many thanks to the members who participated in this video: Laura Field, Lissette Gutierrez, Denise Elizabeth, Jaime Grinberg, Vanessa Greenwood, Doug Larkin, Reggie Halaby, Michael Allen, Joy Bradway, Lisa Williams, Darren Sweeper, Ban Ang, and Carmen Reyes-Cuevas. Special acknowledgment goes to Jennifer Higgins, AFT Local 1904 Vice President for External Affairs, for leadership on this project.

AFT Local 1904 Represented at AFTNJ Legislative Conference

Officers and other members of AFT Local 1904 attended today's AFTNJ Legislative Conference today in New Brunswick. The featured speaker was New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education, Zakiya Smith Ellis.