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.

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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Solidarity with University of Oregon Student Workers (UOSW)

University of Oregon Student Workers (UOSW) began a card-signing drive for a wall-to-wall student worker union in October 2022. In multiple instances since then, managers, supervisors, and other representatives of the University of Oregon have discouraged and deterred union organizing in violation of the Oregon Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act. UOSW calls on the university

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Support Minimum Compensation for Higher Education Faculty in New Mexico

Sign the petition for a living wage for faculty at all New Mexico colleges and universities. The establishment of a comparable minimum salary for full-time and part-time faculty at New Mexico’s colleges and universities will achieve parity among the state’s public educators and ensure that New Mexico’s public colleges and universities will be able to

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