Talking Union is a Right

Libraries staff have complained about an email which was sent to RUL staff and faculty from the Libraries’ HR office. It appears to forbid our members from talking with union representatives. Ironically, we suspect that this memo was provoked by union representatives distributing information on the State budget, which is of critical importance to the entire Rutgers community.

URA-AFT and AAUP/AFT are working together to have this inappropriate and harmful statement retracted. Whether we have formal grievances, informal “gripes”, or share information about work- and union-related topics, our rights are protected by law, contract and past practice.