AFT Local 1904 Leads Campus-Wide Demonstration at Montclair State

Officers of the AFT Local 1904, together in solidarity with the officers of the Adjunct Union AFT Local 6025, led a demonstration on November 20th at 12:30pm, in the University Hall quad, in front of the Feliciano School of Business--the current location of the Office of the President--to demand a fair contract.

The demonstration was part of a larger, statewide Day of Action, in which the unionized communities of all nine college/university who are part of the statewide Council of New Jersey State College Locals conducted similar demonstrations, at their respective campuses. These communities have been working without a contract since July 1, 2019.

Approximately 150 people were in attendance, where there were several speakers, and a brief march with labor chanting, around the quad. The media provided coverage of the event (e.g., northjersey.com). 

Between the 1904 and 6025, we managed to facilitate the signing of approximately 1000 postcards, to be delivered to Governor Murphy's office, letting him know that it is time for him to get direclty involved in the statewide negotiations process so that we can settle a fair successor contract now.

                          

       

   

Interview with AFT Local 1904 President Rich Wolfson on 90.3 WMSC FM

Listen to an interview with AFT Local 1904 President Rich Wolfson on 90.3 WMSC FM, the "MSU Newsroom" and "Voice of Montclair State University"!

Impressive Turn Out at First Solidarity Walk of the 2019-2020 Year!

Yesterday, the Local 1904 was pleased that around 20 members joined together on a warm September day for a show of strength at our first Wednesday Solidarity Walk of the academic year. As we are currently working without a contract, and given that some of our Local negotiations are moving more slowly than we would like, demonstrating our solidarity is as important as ever. Let's keep this fantastic momentum going, folx, and do this kind of thing (or better) every week...see you next Wednesday!

Local Supports Efforts By Sprague Library’s Health and Wellness Committee to Encourage Healthful Study Breaks

Over the summer, the Sprague Library’s Health and Wellness Committee put out a call for puzzles and games to help encourage students to take a break from studying. The officers of AFT Local 1904 answered this call and purchased puzzles and games so students can take study or “brain breaks” while working in the library.

The support of the library’s Health and Wellness Committee is only one of the ways AFT Local 1904 supports students beyond doing the important work we do. The Local also has a FAST Fund, which provides emergency financial assistance to students, and our scholarship, the Becker-Keene-Moore-Brook-Uhia-Waller Scholarship.