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Higher ed labor is organizing. Learn more and join us. August 2026 HELU Chair’s Message From Levin Kim, HELU Chair and member of UAW 4121:   Next Thursday, August 27, HELU member unions will be coming together at our third General Assembly of the year. We’ll reflect on our work over the first half of

HELU is organizing for the long term. We want to shape and transform the politics and the conversation about higher education, taking advantage of the current juncture. Pramila Jayapal introduced a College for All bill on May 21, 2025 which has already garnered the support of 72 House Democrats and is sponsored by Bernie Sanders in

Higher ed labor is organizing. Learn more and join us. July 2026 HELU Chair’s Message From Levin Kim, HELU Chair and member of UAW 4121:   We started off 2026 with an energetic Northeast Regional Bargaining (NERB) summit that brought together representatives from 55+ unions across the Northeast to collectively author the Amherst Compact outlining

Higher ed labor is organizing. Learn more and join us. June 2026 HELU Chair’s Message From Levin Kim, HELU Chair and member of UAW 4121:   Throughout June, we connected with hundreds of HELU member unions, leaders, delegates, at-large members, and fellow workers across the broader higher ed labor movement. At Labor Notes in Chicago,

Higher ed labor is organizing. Learn more and join us. May 2026 HELU Chair’s Message From Levin Kim, HELU Chair and member of UAW 4121:   What’s next? In the months leading up to May Day, higher ed workers from coast to coast built power around a simple but powerful set of demands to assert

Higher ed labor is organizing. Learn more and join us. April 2026 HELU Chair’s Message From Levin Kim, HELU Chair and member of UAW 4121:   This May Day, thousands of higher ed workers, students, alumni, and community members from coast to coast are taking to the streets. Will you be a part of the

Higher ed labor is organizing. Learn more and join us. March 2026 HELU Chair’s Message From Levin Kim, HELU Chair and member of UAW 4121:   Last week in New York City, HELU members and delegates joined hundreds of striking workers and higher ed union members at the Contract Faculty United-UAW picket line. Despite the

Higher ed labor is organizing. Learn more and join us. February 2026 HELU Chair’s Message From Levin Kim, HELU Chair and member of UAW 4121:   What would it look like for the higher ed labor movement to make our collective power visible on May 1st, 2026?   On Wednesday, HELU delegates came together for

Higher ed labor is organizing. Learn more and join us. January 2026 HELU Chair’s Message From Levin Kim, HELU Chair and member of UAW 4121:   The struggle for immigration justice and the struggle to re-orient higher ed for the public good are one and the same. Both institutions have long been driven by the