“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 […]
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From our colleagues at United Academics of Philadelphia: It’s almost exactly six months since the closure of the University of the Arts. As you may know, the investigation is still ongoing. If you’d like to get caught up on the current status of the UArts closure, you can find our news coverage roundup here. We are
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From our colleagues at LEO (University of Michigan): Please sign this public community petition calling for the reversal of extreme scheduling changes at University of Michigan-Dearborn that severely affect students, faculty, and staff. Faculty, students, and community members are concerned with the layoffs of a number of LEO faculty at the University of Michigan-Dearborn due to drastic
From Mia McIver, HELU Chair, UC-AFT Local 1474 Dear HELU Members and Friends, During our November 2024 General Assembly meeting, HELU delegates from around the country took stock of our current situation. Higher ed staff, student workers, contingent faculty, and tenure-line faculty from public and private institutions, from community colleges, state schools, and research universities,
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From Katie Rainwater, Cynthia Patterson, Leon Hardy, and Maureen McCormick of United Faculty of Florida. On November 1, 2024, the Tampa Bay Creative Loafing reported some 400 services workers at University of South Florida (USF) would be transferred to the Compass Group, a giant corporate “family” of foodservice and facilities service companies. Under this transfer,
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Macalester Undergraduate Worker’s Union (MUWU), a wall-to-wall undergrad union, just filed with the NLRB. They have a majority of cards and would be the first undergrad union in Minnesota! MUWU is entering into a critical part of the fight and would appreciate as much support as possible. Please donate to MUWU’s solidarity fund if you
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Katie Rodgers, PhD. Lecturer at UC Davis, is President of UC-AFT. UC Berkeley administration has called for a hiring freeze for lecturers for the 2025-26 school year. These teaching faculty are represented by UC-AFT and teach 30-40% of the credit hours across the University of California. Union members are organizing against these detrimental prospective cuts.
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From Geoff Johnson, Part-time Faculty Rep California Community College Council (CFT) and CTA/CCA Part-time Faculty Issues Committee Chair For those outside California, know that the pushback on cuts to higher ed is happening. A mass rally and march, the March in March, will be taking place on March 4th, 2025 in Sacramento. The march will
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Jenna Chernega, Ph.D, President of Inter Faculty Organization (IFO), Winona State University Thanks to Minnesota’s new North Star Promise program, enrollment in public and tribal higher education is increasing for the first time in over a decade. This initiative, which the Inter Faculty Organization (IFO) and other unions organized hard to win, was implemented in
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From Brendan McGovern – President, United University Professions, Binghamton As we prepare for the incoming Trump administration, the challenges ahead for unions and higher education are likely to intensify. The formation of Campus Labor Councils (CLCs) is an essential strategy to build unity, reinforce our collective power, and protect our rights. By joining forces, campus
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