Coming up this Saturday, July 25: An online deep-dive workshop, "Grievance Procedures, Anti-Discrimination Protections & Organizing Strategy in Higher Education." Bargaining team members and organizers can register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Higher ed labor, student, and community groups are coming together this fall semester to demand that our campuses Drop Flock! This is part of our ongoing Schools Drop ICE campaign. Learn more in this recent Bulwark article: www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-... and at schoolsdropice.com

Join us TONIGHT @ 7pm ET/6pm CT/5pm MT/4pm PT to Tell the Feds: Hands Off Higher Ed! Come learn about the federal admin's proposed new rules around accreditation and grants, as well as potential changes to Pell Grants and how you and your colleagues can fight back. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

With @psc-cuny.org & @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social, HELU is co-hosting an in-person NYC congressional town hall, including Chuck Park (NY-6), Claire Valdez (NY-7), Antonio Reynoso (NY-7), Brad Lander (NY-10), & Alex Bores (NY-12). RSVP required for building access. More info: psc-cuny.org/congress

Tomorrow, May 14, UC workers with AFSCME 3299 are going on strike for better wages, housing assistance, affordable healthcare, and job security. At HELU, we stand in solidarity with @afscme3299.bsky.social as they demand what they deserve. See you on the picket line!

In Maine, students, families, and workers are taking the brunt of damage from the lack of public funding for higher education. Wages don't keep pace with the cost of living and workers are asked to do more with less while students pay more. Does that sound familiar?

Why were higher ed workers out on May Day in LA? For their students & education funding, against war & labor exploitation. We're ready to build the labor movement with all of you. higheredlaborunited.org @uc-faculty.bsky.social @uclafa.bsky.social @cftunion.bsky.social @aaup.org @ucaft.bsky.social

May Day actions from higher ed workers across Chicago today – including Evanston mayor & congressional candidate (IL-09) Daniel Biss at SEIU 73's strike at Loyola University Chicago & many others out in the streets. #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires #DefendHigherEd

Victoria Antonetti, VP of the Graduate Labor Organization (GLO) at Brown University, speaks to a crowd of gathered students and workers, demanding an end to the attacks against working class people. People over profit! Hands off higher ed! #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires

Want to support the higher ed labor movement this May Day? Donate to HELU! At our core we're funded by our members' solidarity pledges, but donations also help make our work possible every day! app.hubspot.com/payments/zys...

Higher ed labor is out in force this May Day! Guru Shabadi is celebrating GET-UP UAW 5124's first contract @upenn.edu with higher ed union comrades from across the Philadelphia (& NJ!) area. Solidarity! #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires #DefendHigherEd

Workers from @osuaaup.bsky.social are out this May Day for academic freedom, free speech, increased wages and public funding for higher ed, diversity & inclusion, and solidarity with survivors of sexual violence. ❤️ #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires #DefendHigherEd

It's May Day! Workers from the Inter Faculty Organization (IFO) are out on the line with Unite HERE Local 17 workers at the Normandy Inn in Minneapolis, out on ULP strike because the boss won't come to the table. It's the same thing everywhere & we've got to fight back together! Solidarity forever!

TODAY IS THE DAY! Higher ed workers & students across the country are coming together to demand: Hands Off Higher Ed! Fund Education, Not War & Deportation! Freedom to Teach, Research, and Learn! Learn more at labor4highered.org. #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires

Tomorrow we rise up. Higher ed workers are ready to reclaim our universities from billionaires and from partisan interference. Hands Off Higher Ed! Fund Education, Not War and Deportation! Freedom to Teach, Research, and Learn For All! Learn more and register for an action at labor4highered.org.

On Monday, @uicgeo.org went out on strike. Yesterday, unions from across Chicago came together to stand in solidarity with UIC-GEO and demand a fair contract. UIC-UF president Aaron Krall talked about cross-union solidarity. Find a higher ed May Day action near you: www.labor4highered.org

Don't have a sign yet for May Day? Want to declare "Fund Education, Not War & Deportation!" or "Hands Off Higher Ed"? We've got you covered. Find printable signs and other resources at our May Day website: www.labor4highered.org #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires

May Day is only four days away. Join us on Friday on campuses and in the streets, celebrating our power as workers and demanding: freedom to teach, freedom to learn, freedom to research. Find an event near you at www.labor4highered.org. #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires

May Day is ONE WEEK AWAY. Are you ready for the joy and solidarity? Join us at labor4highered.org #HandsOffHigherEd

This May Day, higher ed workers and students stand up for the country that we want and deserve – one where we fund education, not war and deportation. Share that dream? Join us next Friday. www.labor4highered.org #HandsOffHigherEd

“What May Day symbolizes is the concept of a common humanity and internationalism – that we are all in it together.” – @sanders.senate.gov at tonight's "Students and Workers Rise Up on May Day" Call ❤️ Learn more at www.labor4highered.org #HandsOffHigherEd

Students and higher ed workers are rising up on May Day! TONIGHT at 8pm ET HELU, @sanders.senate.gov, and many of our partner organizations are coming together to get hyped and learn more about what's happening on May Day. Join us on Zoom: www.mobilize.us/sunrisemovem... #HandsOffHigherEd

Emily gets it: "Building power across the sector is crucial to our shared fights to fund education for all, stand together against war and authoritarianism, keep billionaires' hands off our institutions, and win the working conditions we all need." Learn about May Day 2026 at www.labor4highered.org

Wednesday, April 22 at 8pm ET: Join HELU, @sanders.senate.gov, @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social, @ydsa.org, @aaup.org, @ueunion.org, and more to gear up for May Day. Hear how students and workers are organizing for freedom, affordability, and safety all across the country. www.mobilize.us/sunrisemovem...

On May 1, higher ed workers & students rise up together! Join HELU, @sanders.senate.gov, our partners @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @ydsa.org @aaup.org & others for a MASS MEETING on 4/22 at 8pm ET. Get the tools you need to host a May Day action at your school on May 1st! www.mobilize.us/sunrisemovem...

Join Dan from @umfaft.bsky.social in celebrating all the power we've built this May Day, and get energized for all the fights still to come. Learn more and register for an event near you at www.labor4highered.org #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires #DefendHigherEd

Chronicle Exclusive: Labor unions representing faculty and staff at 125 campuses across the Northeast are pledging to work toward shared bargaining goals. Here’s what you need to know. https://chroni.cl/4cd7paI

Can a New Pact Help Higher-Ed Workers Secure Better Pay?

A diverse set of unions at 125 campuses across the Northeast have committed to pursuing the same goals.

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This May Day, join higher ed workers across the nation and fight for an affordable and safe education that serves the common good. Learn more and register at www.labor4highered.org #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires #DefendHigherEd

National Center Executive Director Bill Herbert is quoted in this Chronicle of Higher Education article on the new multi-union regional collective bargaining compact announced by @higheredlabor.bsky.social www.chronicle.com/article/dive...

Can a New Pact Help Higher-Ed Workers Secure Better Pay?

A diverse set of unions at 125 campuses across the Northeast have committed to pursuing the same goals.

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Read about the Amherst Compact – "the first of its kind in higher education" – a pledge from labor unions representing faculty and staff members at 125 campuses across the Northeast to work together toward shared bargaining goals. Learn more @chronicle.com: www.chronicle.com/article/dive...