Solidarity Asks

From our union siblings at United Campus Workers Alabama: At the University of Alabama (and across the country), adjunct faculty worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic, many teaching the same course loads as full-time instructors, but without university-sponsored health insurance. UA graduate workers are also a critical part of the teaching work force and face tremendous […]

The Adjunct faculty of Rutgers University teach 30% of Rutgers courses. Despite teaching a third of classes, adjunct faculty’s salaries comprise less than 1% of the University’s budget, and these workers are not offered affordable healthcare coverage or job security. They’ve been working without a contact since June, and Rutgers’ top management has stalled negotiations

48,000 Academic Workers at the University of California began striking Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Show your solidarity by contributing to the UC Academic Workers Strike Support and Hardship Fund! This is the official hardship fund of UAW 2865, UAW 5810, and Student Researchers United-UAW. This fund will be used to help Academic Workers who experience hardship as a

United Academics of Philadelphia (AFT Local 9608) is collecting adjunct (part-time faculty) pay information from across the Philadelphia region to help adjuncts easily compare pay rates and ultimately be able to better advocate for sustainable and equitable compensation. Anyone teaching as an Adjunct in the Philadelphia region is welcome to share pay information for this

Housekeepers at UNC are demanding what sounds like the bare minimum: They are asking their fellow workers, students, and allies to sign this petition.

The faculty of Berklee College of Music are bargaining with administration for a contract to replace the current agreement. To continue to provide Berklee students with a world-class education and first-rate professional training, they are asking administration to invest in faculty in the following ways: pay commensurate with professional achievements, elevated living costs, and impact

Clark University grad workers (with CUGWU, or Clark University Graduate Workers United) are on strike. This page links to more information on the strike, why it’s happening, and how you can support ClarkU grad workers. How can you help? Amplify their messages on social media and donate to the CUGWU Mutual Aid Strike Fund. If

The UMassD graduate student experience has gotten worse every single year: school fees continue to increase; pay is not even adjusted for yearly inflation; and employee workloads have expanded way beyond contract hours. We are not asking for much. We need healthy food to eat, and a safe place to sleep. Yes, we knowingly chose