Posted On: October 14th 2026, 08:21 pm
URA LISTEN UP!👂 We’ve laid it all out on the table. Management is due to respond to our economics (raises) proposal next week. But before we go any further you should know our core bargaining demands we’re fighting for in winning a
#StrongContractNow🩺 Health coverage on Day 1 not Day 60 (like faculty get)
💻 Fair Flex Work that’s real and accessible for all members
👶 Paid parental leave. Not relying on sick time and unpaid FMLA
💼 A professional development fund (like faculty get)
🎓Expanded tuition remission benefits for spouse, online, and non-RU courses like so many other NJ colleges have
❄️Closing the University in States of Emergency (granting our essential workers the overtime pay they always used to get before COVID)
📚Protections from overwork by improving reclassification, in-range/grade salary adjustment, and acting appointment processes
🗣️Interviews and real consideration for jobs for laid off workers
📋Clearer steps for progressive discipline
🤖 & protections from AI, electronic monitoring and surveillance and biometric data collection like facial recognition
Take action at ura-aft.org/contract-action