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Working in solidarity for a brighter future

KUAFF AFT Local 6024 represents a large community of adjunct faculty members who serve and support KEAN University’s commitment to its students.

KUAFF advocates to ensure access to greater equity and stronger pathways for career advancement as well as provides members with benefits across health, travel, education, legal, and financial services. Members also have the chance to meet other faculty through networking opportunities and events.

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FAQs:

Q. What exactly is a union? Broadly speaking, a union is a group of workers who join together to advocate for improvements at the workplace—higher pay, better benefits, training and promotional opportunities, and protections against sexual harassment— and around other issues that concern them. By acting collectively, workers have a more powerful voice when approaching their employer about the changes they want.

Q. Do workers still need unions? Workers form unions with their co-workers because they want a voice on the job and a way to negotiate with their employers on the issues that most concern them.

Q. Can workers be forced to join a union? No. No worker can be required to join a union or face retaliation for refusing to join.

Q: What does membership cost? Union dues are modest and typically offset by the wage gains the union negotiates on your behalf. An adjunct membership is 2.5% or $20.39 of your paycheck per 3 credit courses

Q: I teach only one course. Does this apply to me? Yes. If you teach at Kean, you have the right to join.

Q. What is a collective bargaining agreement, and who decides what is in it? A collective bargaining agreement is a written contract between an employer and a union that represents a group of employees (bargaining unit) in a workplace. It typically addresses wages, benefits such as health insurance and paid sick days and vacation, health and safety issues, “just cause” protections from arbitrary discipline, and other workplace issues.

Q. Do collective bargaining agreements protect workers from harassment and discrimination? Yes. Anti-discrimination and anti-harassment provisions are typical in collective bargaining agreements, and they often are more expansive than the rights and protections provided under federal and state law.

Q. What is COPE: COPE stands for the Committee on Political Education. It is the voluntary, non-partisan political action arm (PAC) of KUAFF AFT Local 6024, used to influence legislation and support candidates who advocate for workers' rights, regardless of political party.

Still have questions? Reach out to Mrs. Tracy Scott at kuaffoffice@gmail.com

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