Jim Brown and the Rutgers Strike

Hello fine people of New Jersey!

Today on NJITW, Andrea and I are talking to Jim Brown, a professor at Rutgers Camden involved pretty heavily with unionization efforts at our state university. Not sure if you've heard about this, but things aren't going great on this front. In fact, there's a pending strike on the horizon at my (and many of yours') alma mater.

Jim walks us through what professors are asking for, how the university can mess with Camden and Newark by creatively presenting the budget, how athletics tie into the big picture at the school financially, and so much more. It's a fascinating conversation and we hope things get settled the right way, without too much duress, and ideally without holdovers from the Christie administration at the wheel. That part's just weird.

If you are interested in supporting after hearing this, there is a Rutgers Board of Governors' meeting TOMORROW, the 28th of February. Union actions will be held on all three Rutgers campuses, with a particular focus at the Newark campus, where said meeting is taking place.

And here are some links if you'd like to learn more about what's going on:

Alumni petition:

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/rutgers-you-need-to-negotiate-fair-union-contracts-2

Rutgers AAUP-AFT Twitter:

https://twitter.com/ruaaup

"Not so fun facts" about the Rutgers Budget (infographics):

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HuBn5RCbWm8TmAKHn8vE4j2BYV4qA_uR

Unions say Chris Christie's labor legacy playing out in Rutgers University contract talks

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/01/chris-christie-labor-rutgers-university-contract-00079714

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