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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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 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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From Mike Budd, United Faculty of Florida NEA/AFT/AAUP/AFL-CIO The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is becoming more of a labor union and less of an old-fashioned advocacy organization, with new, more activist leadership, influenced by increased organizing in the higher education labor movement, and moving to counter more authoritarian management by higher education bosses.
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Event held on September 12, 2024 SFNDHE organized another virtual forum as part of its series to both raise awareness and provide guidance on effective action to address the crisis in higher education. It was co-sponsored by HELU and UCW-GA. Jennifer Ruth facilitated the conversation with Timothy Kaufman-Osborn, who argued that the project of shared
From Rhea Chappell, University of Michigan undergraduate student worker I started working as an employee for the University of Michigan almost a year ago in the Event Setup Team for one of the university buildings. Though the work could be difficult at times, the people I met working there and the satisfaction I felt from
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From Brendan McGovern, UUP Binghamton Chapter President ITHACA, NY – Members of UAW Local 2300, representing around 1,200 custodians, groundskeepers, cooks, food service workers, mechanics, greenhouse workers, gardeners, and other essential workers at Cornell’s Ithaca campus, have just ratified a new four-year contract. This followed a strike that started August 18 and ended September 3. Higher
View the September 16, 2024 Labor for Higher Education coalition press conference on YouTube. View a PDF of the Statement of Unity here. Dear Vice President Kamala Harris, As unions representing U.S. higher education workers, we look forward to working with you and our elected partners to rebuild this country’s higher education system as a
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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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