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.

Protect PTK Researchers at UMD

It’s time to tell UMD administrators: we deserve to know what you’re doing to protect our jobs! The federal government’s relentless attack on science and higher education has been underway for months. Research faculty, particularly Professional-Track (PTK) researchers whose jobs rely on federal partnerships, need protection and they need it now. Researchers across campus have asked University […]

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Sign the Community Petition regarding Democracy on the Lane Community College Board of Education

From our colleagues at Lane Community College Education Association (LCCEA): The public elects local candidates to school boards and other local offices, including the LCC Board of Education, and representational democracy at every level is important and foundational to our broader democracy in Lane County and beyond. We believe that limiting the role of publicly

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Support HACC Faculty: Demand a Fair Contract!

From our colleagues at Harrisburg Area Community College Education Association (HACCEA/HAWK Faculty United): The Issue Since unionizing in April 2022, HACC faculty have been working without a contract. Three years worth of negotiations have left the process stalled on key areas of importance related to working conditions, student success, and community interest. Recently, the faculty

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Emergency Support for NIH Fellows During Shutdown

From our colleagues at NIH Fellows United UAW Local 2750: The current government shutdown has left some of our members without pay. This fund provides direct emergency financial support to affected physician and scientist members to help cover essential expenses like rent, groceries, and medical bills during this uncertain period. Every contribution helps sustain the researchers

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Sign: Petition to Protect Harvard Jobs and Programs

From our colleagues at HUCTW: Sign our petition to let University leaders know that the Harvard community is united in the fight to protect University staff and programs from drastic budget cuts. Everyone in the University community—including staff, managers, faculty, students, and other community allies— is encouraged to sign, and the final petition will be delivered

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Send an email to Tufts University Dean Scheri Fultineer demanding fair wages and workloads for Professors of the Practice (PoPs)!

Send an email to Tufts University Dean Scheri Fultineer demanding fair wages and workloads for Professors of the Practice (PoPs)! PoPs are full-time faculty and full-time practicing artists fighting for salaries that would no longer make them the worst-paid art faculty among Tufts’ peer institutions. Meanwhile, Tufts has refused to address PoPs’ ballooning workloads, as

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Sign on: Support Faculty at the University of Illinois Chicago Library

From our colleagues at UIC United Faculty Local 6456: Sign onto a letter in support of faculty at the University of Illinois Chicago Library! UIC Library workers understand that faculty from the UIC Daley Library and Library of Health Sciences passed a vote of no confidence in the Dean of Libraries, Rhea Ballard-Thrower. During a

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Tell the UW System Board of Regents: Workers Need Union Recognition

From our colleagues at AFT-Wisconsin Higher Education Council: Faculty and staff in the UW system have been pushing for the Board of Regents to recognize our unions and mandate that campus chancellors meet with elected union leadership to discuss salaries and working conditions. Gov. Evers supports union recognition, and now we just need the BOR

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Reinstate Dr. Tom Alter | Defend Free Speech at All Universities

From our colleagues at Texas State Employees Union (TSEU-CWA Local 6186): Whether a professor, staff member, student, or community member, we all have the right to our own beliefs, ideas, and values and the right to speak about them openly as private citizens. On September 7, 2025, Dr. Alter delivered an off-campus talk as a

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