From Mia McIver, HELU Chair, UC-AFT Local 1474 Dear HELU Members and Friends, On October 28th, HELU will take the next step to realize the platform for higher ed laid out in the Statement of Unity. We’re convening a national Higher Ed Votes event to inspire and re-energize you and your co-workers in the home stretch […]
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From Ian Gavigan, HELU National Director In October, HELU launched its Higher Ed for All Roadshows in two battleground states: Pennsylvania and Michigan. On October 17 at the Community College of Philadelphia, several dozen higher education workers took part in the conversation from six different unions, including HELU member unions the Faculty and Staff Federation
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Many campus workers today are demoralized, dispirited, and disempowered. And many are channeling personal disillusionment into political consciousness and transforming individual grievance into collective organizing. But how do you do that when you don’t have a union? Join HELU on Nov. 12 & 19 at 7pm ET / 6pm CT / 5pm MT / 4pm
From Helena Worthen, Chair, HELU Media & Communications Committee On September 16, 2024, HELU held a press conference in Philadelphia to celebrate the release of a Statement of Unity. The statement lays out progressive higher ed policy for the next presidential administration. The statement is signed by 12 national unions and labor organizations including the
From our colleagues at United Academics of the University of Oregon (UA-UO AAUP-AFT Local 3209): UA-UO is requesting community support. Please sign onto this letter to be delivered to the UO’s President and BOT to avert months of uncertainty and a faculty strike. UA-UO is fighting for fair working conditions, competitive salaries, and improved benefits,
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GLU-UE Local 1105 has been bargaining with the University of Minnesota for over a year on their first contract. Last week, the University unilaterally put a stop to bargaining. Thousands of Union members recently voted to reject UMN’s most recent proposal, and they were expecting negotiations to carry on moving toward a contract both parties
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Monday, October 28, 20248pm ET / 7pm CT / 6pm MT / 5pm PT Join higher education workers and students from across the country on Monday, October 28 on Zoom. We will rally our combined energy around a progressive vision of public higher education that works for all of us. We will channel that energy,
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Wednesday, October 307pm ET/6pm CT/5pm MT/4pm PT Higher education labor and social justice organizing is in a historic upswing. Unfortunately, at the same time the Right is waging an unprecedented assault on institutions, workers, and students. CWA’s Public, Healthcare, and Education Workers (PHEW) office launched a research project aimed at better understanding the nature and
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From our colleagues at PSU-AAUP: On Tuesday, October 15th, the majority of non-tenure track faculty at Portland State received notice of layoffs. Instead of doing its work to invest in students and workers to grow Portland State, the Board of Trustees and Administration think they can cut their way to “financial sustainability.” Instead of investing
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The workers, alumni, students, and community members of Colorado State University have started a petition to demand the following pay increase:
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