At dusk, the lights remain on at Rutgers University’s Old Queens building Thursday, April 4, 2013, in New Brunswick, NJ
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At dusk, the lights remain on at Rutgers University’s Old Queens building Thursday, April 4, 2013, in New Brunswick, NJ
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Three unions at Rutgers University are expected to strike Monday morning, they announced.
Participating unions include the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union, which represents part-time lecturers; the AAUP-AFT, which represents full-time faculty, graduate workers, postdoctoral associates, and counselors; and the AAUP-BHSNJ, which represents faculty in the health and sciences departments.
The unions have been trying to renegotiate a contract for at least a year, saying the university has been blocking their attempts.
“The administration does not understand that we are determined to fight together for equal pay for equal work, a living wage for all, real job security, race and gender equity, and a fair increase in salary,” they said. “We have no other choice but to go on strike to build a university that truly values its workers and its students.”
Rutgers University was not immediately available for comment.
Union members, representing at least 8,000 Rutgers employees, are expected to strike at 9 a.m. Monday. It is the first strike since 1987, the unions said.
