Truthout: Academic Labor Unions Are Key to Fighting Trump’s Repressive Higher Ed Agenda

“This really is a new day. In September, all of the unions with members working in higher education — the AAUP, the AFT, NEA, SEIU, AFSCME, UNITE HERE, Higher Education Labor United (HELU) — came together and aligned our vision for the future. This had never happened before. The AAUP and HELU were the only groups composed solely of educators but every one of these unions is fully committed to defending higher education from attacks by the right. We see each other as partners. Along with noneducational allies like the ACLU, we are strategizing about protecting our members and fighting back against attacks against us.” – Todd Wolfson, AAUP President and former HELU Chair

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