Solidarity Asks

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.

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Sign the petition to support contingent faculty at Arizona Universities

United Campus Workers of Arizona need your support to ensure fair working conditions for Contingent Faculty throughout the university system in Arizona. Contingent faculty now comprise at least 53% of all faculty appointments at UA and 61% at ASU, and these numbers continue to rise. Contingent Faculty members are disproportionately women and people of color. We teach the […]

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Help build the strike fund for Grad Workers at University of Michigan

Grad workers, GEO AFT-Michigan Local 3550, at the University of Michigan are raising money for a strike fund! Grad workers are not yet on strike, but we need to prepare for action if the university admin continues to refuse to offer meaningful solutions to the serious problems we’re facing. This fund will support grad workers

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Sign the petition to support striking staff at Goddard College

Goddard College staff, UAW 2322,  are fighting for a Goddard College true to is progressive mission that is able to thrive and grow by embracing respect, inclusion, and transparency for all its constituencies. The administration’s attacks on staff working conditions, authoritarian decision making, and violations of federal labor law deny this opportunity to renew and

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Sign the petition for fair pay at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of Education

Current graduate student stipends and benefits at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development are not substantial enough to alleviate the severe economic burdens imposed by the increasing costs of living in the city of Nashville. Sign the petition for fair pay at Peabody. Most Peabody PhD student workers receive $28,000 stipends. This

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The 3-7 challenge: March 7, 2023

A call to support our union siblings in Florida

Our union siblings at United Faculty of Florida (UFF) are asking all of us to join the fight to protect FL public higher education and academic freedom. “DeSantis and his team have made systematic efforts to dismantle the freedoms of students and faculty to teach and learn,” says UFF President Andrew Gothard. “Since 2021, DeSantis has pushed through

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Attend Anaheim, CA rally on 3/14 & sign petition in support of Adjunct Faculty United (AFT 6106)

Adjunct Faculty United (AFT 6106 – AdFac), a union of adjunct faculty in the North Orange County Community College District (NOCCCD), asks for solidarity in their fight for fair wages and benefits for adjunct faculty. NOCCCD has not agreed to AdFac’s proposal for healthcare. Under new state law, it would cost the district nothing to

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