As you know, higher education remains the target of continued political attacks from the federal government. College and university administrations remain too slow in their response with many obeying in advance by cutting programs and taking extreme actions against “problematic” faculty and our international students and workers. Higher ed workers – staff, faculty, university healthcare […]
September 17 – HELU Open House Read More »
We are in the process of rescheduling this event. We apologize for the inconvenience. Virtual workshop for ICWP volunteers to more effectively organize international campus workers Hosted by the HELU International Campus Worker Protections Group (ICWP) Tuesday, September 23 @ 7pm ET/ 6 CT/ 5 MT/ 4 PT Register here Many of our Higher Ed
CANCELED – September 23 – Better One-on-Ones with International Workers Read More »
Join us for our upcoming webinar “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Bill: Higher Ed Fights Back” on Monday, August 18th at 7:30 PM ET/ 6:30 CT / 5:30 MT / 4:30 PT. We’ll be joined by Sara Garcia, a policy analyst for Senator Bernie Sanders on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP). Sara will walk us through the parts
August 18 – Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Bill: Higher Ed Fights Back! Read More »
Attacks from the Trump administration are putting international students and workers in our campuses at risk. Mass SEVIS terminations, cancellations of Visa appointments, targeted attacks against Chinese nationals, ICE detentions and threats of raids in our campuses are making our jobs, our livelihoods, and the mission of our institutions unsafe. These actions follow the same
August 4 – International campus worker and student organizing meeting Read More »
On August 20, 2025 at 7 PM ET/6 PM CT/5 PM MT/ 4 PM PT, HELU is bringing together library workers across the country to strategize against threats to higher ed library workers’ livelihoods. We will come together to meet and set our agenda, then we will break into small groups to discuss crises in
August 20 – Library Workers Organizing Meeting & Strategy Session Read More »
As you know, higher education remains the target of continued political attacks from the federal government. College and university administrations remain too slow in their response with many obeying in advance by cutting programs and taking extreme actions against “problematic” faculty and our international students and workers. Higher ed workers – staff, faculty, university healthcare
August 14 – HELU Open House Read More »
Speakers include:Todd Wolfson, President, American Association of University ProfessorsDiana Vallera, President, Columbia College Faculty UnionBryan Sacks, Immediate Past President, Rutgers Adjunct UnionSydney Brahmavar, Secretary, Clark College Association of Higher Educators Join the Contingency Taskforce (CTF) of Higher Ed Labor United (HELU), Wednesday, July 30, from 6-8pm ET, for an urgent strategy discussion of how we
The U.S. Department of Education provides vital services and support both for higher education and K-12, but its impacts aren’t always clear. Join us on April 1 to discuss what higher education loses when the Department of Education is destroyed and how we can respond collectively. We will provide details on organizing next steps. We
April 1 – How the Department of Education’s Destruction Impacts Higher Ed Read More »
By cutting funds to lifesaving research and medical care, the Trump administration is abandoning families who are suffering and costing taxpayers billions of dollars. These cuts are dangerous to our health, and dangerous to our economy. On Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 workers across the country are standing up and demanding NO cuts to education and
April 8 – Participate in a “Kill the Cuts!” Action Read More »
From our colleagues at the Coalition for Action in Higher Education: As campus workers and citizens, educators and researchers, staff, students, and university community members, we exercise a powerful collective voice in advancing the democratic mission of our colleges and universities. It is our labor and our ideas which sustain higher education as a project
April 17 – Host an Event for the National Day of Action for Higher Education Read More »