Daughter of Local 1904 Member Receives Prestigious Labor Award

Madeline Adams-Gurowitz, daughter of Keith Adams (an Instructional Designer in the IT department of MSU) received of one of 11 scholarship announced last Sunday at the Essex West Hudson Labor Council Scholarship Breakfast at the Chandelier in Bellevile. Madeline is attending Connecticut College in the fall, and we are proud that she was selected for this prestigious award. Madeline is shown here with NJ Assemblyman Thomas P. Giblin (leftmost) and Walter Genuario (rightmost), Chair of the Labor Council Scholarship Committee.

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream "Happy Summer" at Professional Staff Ice Cream Social

Sponsored by the AFT Local 1904, members of the MSU Professional Staff community took a well-deserved break to enjoy some ice cream and socializing with colleagues, and celebrate the beginning of their Summer schedule. The ice cream social took place on the afternoon of Thursday, June 6th, 2019, at the back patio of the CELS building. A uniformed ice cream professional served the ice cream out of an authentic, old fashioned Good Humor truck. The truck also provided a medley of recorded classic tunes from the 1950s and 1960s. Happy Summer, everyone!

Successful Final Solidarity Walk of 2018-2019

On Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019, a sizable group of AFT Local 1904 members gathered on a beautiful, sunny day for our final Solidarity Walk of the 2018-2019 academic year, on the Montclair State University campus. We appreciate everyone who came out to join us. Walks resume this September.

Over the summer, the Local will continue to work tirelessly on behalf of our unit, including both local and statewide negotiations, as well as any other issues related to our contract and collective bargaining pertinent to our constituents.

2019 Becker-Keenen-Moore-Brook-Uhia-Waller, Yovnello, and Nunn Scholarship Awards

AFT Local 1904 is very pleased to have awarded seven scholarships in 2019! Recipients were acknowledged at our Membership Meeting on Wednesday, May 8th, 2019, in University Hall. 

Pictured above, from left to right are scholarship recipients Kimberly Calloway (BKMBUW) and Ashley Vitiello (Yovnello Award), followed by AFT Local 1904 Vice President for Internal Affairs Brian Abrams, followed in turn by recipients Melika Ghayoomi (BKMBUW), Carlissa Auguste (BKMBUW), and Nana-Yaa Bawuah (BKMBUW), finally followed by Scholarship Committee Members Lisa Williams and Reginald Halaby. Not in attendance for the photo were scholarship recipients Terralyn Hayes (BKMBUW) and Victoria Santiago (BKMBUW), along with Scholarship Committee members Catherine Baird, Karen Mingo-Campbell, and Carmen Reyes-Cuevas.

Recipients are all undergraduate students in various majors, in good academic standing, with strong scholastic aspirations, and who have demonstrated that they would substantively benefit from the support of the scholarship as a resource. Our heartfelt thanks to members of the 2019 Scholarship Committee, to those who provided recipients letters of recommendation, to Linda Turano for helping to manage the scholarship applications, and to the Local 1904 Officers for supporting the Scholarship Committee's award recommendations.

The BKMBUW Scholarship Fund was originally established in 1997 (followed shortly by establishment of Yovnello and Nunn awards). The Scholarship currently honors Catherine A. Becker, James P. Keenen III, Joseph T. Moore, Kenneth H. Brook, Anita E. Uhia, and Connie Waller, all former faculty and active union members who were deeply committed to the principles of collective bargaining and to helping our students who demonstrate a significant economic need. Please consider contributing to the fund, including in another's name (loved one, etc.).

Congratulations to all seven recipients!