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2016 Review and 2017 Outlook
December 21, 2016 December 21, 2016 nbender
From struggles to protect pensions and health insurance to local contracts with actual increases in take-home pay for the first time in many years, AFT New Jersey and our locals won many victories this year. I hope 2016 has been good for you and your family and wanted to reach out to you to recognize the efforts and solidarity it took to win real gains for members.
Higher Ed News Reclaim Rutgers AFTNJ News Media Press releases
Rutgers Protection For Undocumented Students Measures Up To 'Sanctuary Campus'
NEW BRUNSWICK…Rutgers University has put in place policies equal to those of declared "sanctuary campuses" such as New York University, Columbia University, Wesleyan University and University of Penn, to protect undocumented students, according to the Rutgers AAUP-AFT faculty union President David M. Hughes. "In coming together to protect undocumented students, and encourage them to continue with higher education, we have effectively formed a 'sanctuary campus,'" he said.…
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Activists want Rutgers to declare itself a sanctuary
December 7, 2016 AFTNJ
By Patricia Alex
Activists pushing for Rutgers University to declare itself a sanctuary for undocumented students disrupted a meeting of the school's governing board on Tuesday, even as the administration reiterated its vow to protect the students.
David Hughes, president of the faculty union, said Barchi's letter appeared to have gone further than an earlier one in November, while stopping short of an official sanctuary designation.…
Students, professors press Rutgers to become sanctuary campus
By Mike Deak
NEW BRUNSWICK – Students staged a sit-in at Tuesday's Rutgers University Board of Governors meeting, asking that that the university be declared a "sanctuary campus" in response to fears that undocumented students may face federal deportation after the inauguration of Donald Trump as president next year.
Even after the board meeting in Winants Hall adjourned, the small group of students remained on the floor in front of the governors' seats and chanted, "Sanctuary here, no papers, no fear" and "do the right thing" and "shame, shame."
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Profs push for Rutgers to declare itself 'sanctuary campus'
December 6, 2016 nbender
By Kelly Heyboer, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
NEW BRUNSWICK — Faced with fears about what might happen to immigrants once Donald Trump takes office, Rutgers University's president released a statement last month promising to do everything in the school's power to keep students safe.
But the Nov. 15 letter to the campus was not enough for some Rutgers faculty members, who want President Robert Barchi to declare the school a "sanctuary campus" for immigrants living in the country illegally.