Shannan Clark, Montclair University, NJ and Delegate to HELU from SNDHE Founded in 2020 during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Education (SNDHE) is a group of teachers and researchers committed to rebuilding our colleges and universities so that they can be a true public resource for […]
Higher ed workers from wall-to-wall and coast-to-coast formed HELU in 2021 recognizing the need for more coalitional, cross-union work in our movement. In our current crisis, where the landscape is constantly shifting and attacks come from every angle, both the need and the opportunity for coalitional work is greater. We are proud to announce that
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By Robert Cassanello, HELU Delegate and President of the United Faculty of Florida (UFF) and Marcus Polzer, President of University of Central Florida Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) On Tuesday October 21, 2025 the UCF Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the UCF Young Democratic Socialists of America (UCF ydsa), Students for Education in
Will UCF become a Sanctuary Campus? Students and Faculty Union join up to make demands Read More »
Report authored by United Academics AFT-AAUP Local 3209’s Communications & Action Team Amidst devastating cuts across higher ed, our faculty union at the University of Oregon saw a victory in averting a summertime plan by our administration to eliminate ~25 tenure-track faculty and ~10 degree programs. Inspired by Rutgers’ “wall-to-wall” union model, we fought to
Helena Worthen, Co-chair with Evan Bowman, HELU Media/Comms At the HELU General Assembly on November 20, 2025, HELU delegates will elect new Officers and Steering Committee. All HELU Officer and Steering Committee roles are up for election. The term of the new leadership will be January 2026 until January 2028. If you are a Delegate,
HELU Elections Nov 20 at the General Assembly: Run for office! Read More »
Helena Worthen, Co-chair with Evan Bowman, Media/Comms HELU On September 16, 20 unions representing workers in the University of California system filed a 123-page lawsuit against 48 defendants, starting with President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Item #300 is about the 160 people
For your reading pleasure: The 09.16 UC Lawsuit against Trump and others Read More »
Bobby Huggins, PhD student and organizer at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri and organizer with HELU’s International Campus Worker Protections Campaign The Trump administration’s attacks on foreign workers in general, and international students in particular, has been nothing short of harrowing. We are all familiar with the headlines regarding students who have been kidnapped off the
The International Campus Worker Protections Campaign: The fight against fear Read More »
Stephanie Luce, Professional Staff Congress (PSC), CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies Labor is one the most trusted messengers on political and economic issues for members and working-class voters outside of union membership. But a recent study found “that most unions did not provide consistent messaging to their members about economic developments like inflation.
You are the best messenger: How HELU delegates can bring it to our unions Read More »
David Milroy, Carol Whaley, Carlynne Allbee, and Arnie Schoenberg, members of the HELU Contingency Task Force Over 10 thousand people marched through downtown San Diego on Labor Day, with demonstrators calling for stronger labor protections and government investment in essential services. The rally and march, organized by several labor unions, including SEIU and other groups,
San Diego Adjunct Faculty Association at Labor Day March in San Diego Read More »
Kimberly Terrell, Ph.D. Research Scientist, Environmental Integrity Project What would higher education look like if universities started proactively dismantling academic freedom, without waiting for a federal mandate? At a time when colleges and universities across the nation are struggling to defend themselves from political interference, Louisiana is taking a preemptive approach. This past summer, two
Louisiana Provides a Preemptive Roadmap for the New War on Academic Freedom Read More »