From Mia McIver, HELU Chair, UC-AFT Local 1474 Dear HELU Members and Friends, This month, HELU reached a momentous milestone. On September 16th at the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP), we rolled out a national Statement of Unity calling for full federal funding of public higher education, expanded access for students, and sustainable working conditions […]
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The following remarks were delivered on Monday, September 16 at the press conference held at Community College of Philadelphia to announce the Statement of Unity. My name is Mia McIver. I teach as a contingent faculty member at UCLA. I serve as the elected chair of Higher Ed Labor United. HELU is a nationwide coalition
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Coalition for Change: HELU’s Work in Summer 2024 From Mia McIver, HELU Chair, UC-AFT Local 1474 Dear HELU Members and Friends, Since our Founding Convention in May 2024, HELU leaders have been hard at work carrying forward our wall to wall and coast to coast vision for higher education as a public good. We’ve been
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