HELU Solidarity Asks come from higher education labor organizations looking to build solidarity with workers on a larger national or regional basis, to drive participation in a particular action or campaign that supports higher ed workers. This can include (but is not limited to) contributing to strike funds, writing letters to policy-makers, signing petitions, participation in virtual or in-person actions, and more. To submit a solidarity ask, please complete the form here.
Workers in Maryland’s public institutions of higher education are organizing to pass legislation allowing them to engage in collective bargaining. Collective bargaining is a fundamental right of all workers, but educators in Maryland state institutions of higher education are denied this right under current law. Collective bargaining between university educators and administration is the best […]
At the end of 2022, administrators at Eastern Kentucky University sent down word of a “soft” hiring freeze. This freeze is just one more item on a list of unfair decisions made by university administrators without input from the employees they impact. The unjust and unethical status quo doesn’t work. It leads to rapid burnout
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Princeton Graduate Students United is a group of graduate students committed to winning the right and the opportunity to have a say in the terms and conditions of our employment here at Princeton. Through ground-up, grassroots organization, we are identifying the needs and concerns of Princeton graduate student workers and the ways in which we can improve our relationship with
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Sign this open letter to stand with the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) in their contract negotiations for a living wage. Grad workers’ compensation should reflect the value they provide to the University. Graduate workers teach a majority of discussion sections and introductory classes, create ground-breaking research, and play a central role to the University’s educational
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A petition for anyone generally concerned with the state of public higher education in Colorado. Across the country, including at the University of Colorado, non-tenure track (NTT) contingent faculty make up the majority of university faculty and represent the future of higher education, yet these workers are compensated at a fraction of what tenured and
UC-AFT members at UCLA’s Lab School (contingent instructors who teach grades K-6 on the UCLA campus and conduct research and outreach in conjunction with UCLA’s School of Education) are going on strike this Wednesday and Thursday (1/25 and 1/26/23) to protest the administration’s illegal refusal to bargain. There are two solidarity asks: More info is
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University of Illinois at Chicago–United Faculty (UIC–UF) went on strike today (Jan. 17, 2023) for: For some UIC-UF workers, a strike could lead to financial challenges. To that end, UIC-UF has authorized an Emergency Strike Fund to be prepared to help striking members meet their short-term financial needs. 100% of funds raised will be distributed directly to union members experiencing financial hardships.
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In the wake of the global pandemic, many U.S. working people are organizing for a multiracial democracy in which they have more power on the job and in their communities. Their efforts build, in part, on a newfound public appreciation for labor unions that developed out of a celebration of essential workers and subsequent dismay
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UCW Arizona believes that all workers must be paid thriving wages in Arizona. Across our communities, we have seen how the housing market, gas prices, and food expenses have increased. Inflation is over 10% in Arizona, outpacing the national average, and workers’ wages are not increasing to meet the costs of living in the area. Rents
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On November 28, 2022 the Binghamton University chapter of the Graduate Student Employee Union announced the commencement of its living wage campaign. According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Living Wage Calculator, the living wage for one adult with no children in Broome County is $34,574 per year. In comparison, Binghamton University graduate and teaching assistants
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