Weingarten, AFT Call on Trenton To Avert Closure Of NJCU
As the New Jersey Legislature prepares to reconvene and finalize the state's fiscal year 2024 budget, union leaders with a stake in New Jersey City...

As the New Jersey Legislature prepares to reconvene and finalize the state's fiscal year 2024 budget, union leaders with a stake in New Jersey City University are telling the state Senate and Assembly that there is an urgent need to address NJCU's well-documented financial crisis. 'For Trenton, this is a ‘what side are you on' moment. We are asking the Legislature to stand with students and staff and right the wrongs of the previous administration that gambled away their futures … We're not asking for a blank check: We're asking for enough support to dig out of a black hole that is about to swallow the dreams and opportunities of a large part of the city's heart.