HELU Blog

From Helena Worthen Organizers from North Dakota United (NDU) recently met with HELU organizers to discuss ND higher education workers’ situation and make connections with activists in other states. NDU is an 11,000 member state-level education and public employee union. In 2023, with the help of NDU advocacy, a bill in the North Dakota legislature, […]

From Justine Hecht and Joe Ramsey Contingency Contract Language and Strategy Exchange On June 11, 2024 Higher Education Labor United’s Contingency Task Force (CTF) joined with HELU member organization, the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA), alongside MTA’s Higher Education for All campaign, to co-host a “Contingency Contract Language Exchange and Strategy Session.” Over 60 adjunct and contingent

From Ian Gavigan, HELU Recent developments in the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) show how HELU’s principles are reshaping the higher education labor movement.  In a landslide victory, the United Faculty of the Common Good (UFCG) slate won four of the five open seats on AAUP’s National Council in the election held at the

Higher Education Labor United (HELU) urgently seeks temporary staff through the beginning of July 2024 for the position of Convention Coordinator.  The Convention Coordinator serves as the lead for the planning and execution of HELU’s founding convention this spring, including all social organizational infrastructure (physical logistics and social, i.e., across HELU member and prospective member

From Mia McIver, UC-AFT On February 17, 2024, HELU partnered with UCLA’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) to host an exciting roundtable conversation in Los Angeles. 50 participants joined in to discuss building coalitional power, politicizing our labor struggles, and expanding the labor movement in higher education. We were welcomed by Loretta