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.
The Graduate Student Action Network (@GradAction on Twitter), a group of grad student leaders at 50+ universities in 30 states, is organizing a Day of Student Action for Bodily Autonomy on Oct 6, 2022. Graduate, undergrad, medical, and law students will leave their classrooms and labs, gathering together on campus to publicly demand federal laws […]
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We strongly support the demands of Howard University’s non-tenure-track (NTT) lecturers and adjuncts for reasonable compensation, stability of employment, long-term job security, and increased transparency and consistency around hiring, promotion, and termination. We urge you to negotiate with SEIU Local 500 in good faith as quickly as possible in order to avoid forcing them to
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Are you a Professor or Higher Educational Instructor that supports full student debt cancellation and Free College? Are you a student and want to help grow the movement to #CancelStudentDebt and make College Free for All? Send this letter to your professors and instructors! PLEASE SIGN BY MARCH 15TH, 2022. Sign the letter here.
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The National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions at Hunter College is conducting a national survey to collect current information about academic union density in higher education. The data collected will form the basis for another open-source directory of collective bargaining relationships and links to contracts. The last complete directory was
Register Now for the National Center’s Webinar: Race, History, and Academic Freedom, A Teach-in March 2, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. EST The webinar seeks to educate those working and studying on campuses throughout the country about the current attacks on the teaching and learning about race in American history. The webinar has been endorsed by the
On April 4th, 2022, the Debt Collective and allied organizations are coming together in Washington D.C. for “PICK UP THE PEN, JOE” Day of Action, along with local solidarity actions across the country. We’re bringing the demand for full student loan cancellation and a pathway to tuition free college right to Biden’s doorstep. People who
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COCAL XIV, QUERÉTARO 2022 (Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor)ACADEMIC LABOR AND INTER-GENERATIONAL DIALOGUE IN THE AMERICAN CONTINENT IN THE POST-COVID ERA Registration link will be available in a few weeks. Note: The logo for COCAL XIV shows 2020 because the conference was postponed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Registration fee: $200 US dollars (Includes
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