Last week, ABOR submitted their 2028 budget request to Governor Hobbs. In their request, ABOR asks the Arizona State Legislature for $100 million less than universities need to operate normally, as stated in their own personnel reports. All of their reports are publicly available at azregents.edu.

Dolly Parton's 9to5 film was based on a grassroots organizing labor movement led by women www.theguardian.com/business/202...

'A lost history': the US women who fought for better working conditions

PBS documentary on 9to5 shows how women’s organizing efforts in 1970s to better working conditions echos many of today’s social justice movements

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“CWA is a union with a long history of standing up to bullies and billionaire bosses. We will not be intimidated, and we will not be silenced in our solidarity with our members, with our communities, and with our neighbors.” labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/unions-are...

Labor Notes@labornotes.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Trump Administration has been surveilling and investigating unions including the CWA and SEIU, as it targets groups resisting immigration raids in Minnesota, according to an NYT report this month labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/unions-are... 1/3

Some of my colleagues in @ucwarizona.bsky.social built this amazing tool to measure and compare the pay scales at Arizona's public universities and community colleges against the state's rising cost of living. fairshare.work

I will never support a union-busting company, especially not when its unionized workers have been fighting for a contract for YEARS! No Starbucks for me, at my events, or in my office until Starbucks workers get the contract they deserve. #BoycottStarbucks

Starbucks Workers United@sbworkersunited.org · 3w ago

🚨BREAKING: Our union of over 12,000 baristas are officially calling for a Starbucks boycott. Read this statement penned by Starbucks workers on why a boycott from ALL customers, allies, and organizations is necessary to fight back against corporate greed:

"Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years." 📰 https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/dolly-parton-obituary-unions-9-to-5/

Dolly Parton Was a Proud Union Sister

Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.

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"Employers are not confused or irrational... They are bending over backward to protect their unilateral decision- making authority, because it is the greatest guarantee of their ability to make choices that will maximize profits now and into the future." jacobin.com/2026/05/unio...

The Real Cost of Union Busting Is Much Higher Than You Think

A new study reveals that employers are spending big to maintain their dictatorial control over the workplace and crush unions. It’s a daunting amount of money, but it’s not impossible to overcome if w...

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"Compact 2.0 is yet another thinly disguised attempt to curtail free speech and academic freedom in our colleges and universities." Read our official statement on the "Compact 2.0" on our website at UCWArizona.org/statement-compact-2.0

Official Statement on Compact 2.0

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When worker's rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back. labornotes.org/2026/08/fede...

Federal Spies Hunt Minnesota Unions in Search of Conspiracy, But Find Solidarity

Yesterday news broke of a sweeping undercover investigation by the Department of Homeland Security in Minnesota early this year to infiltrate and surveil meetings and obtain the financial records of n...

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“A living wage helps everybody” From a 1960 issue of @aflcio.org Education News and Views. Came across this processing the @uaw.org Community Services Dept: Mildred Jeffrey Records at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social.

On Tuesday, Aug 18, we're holding rallies across the US and Canada to call out layoffs and corporate greed in the gaming industry, and to demand fair first contracts across Microsoft’s gaming studios. Find an event near you: CWA.org/SaveOurDevsRally

"Compact 2.0 may be disguised as concern for free expression, safety, affordability, and accessibility, but working people are not fooled by this fig leaf." cwa-union.org/news/release...

CWA Statement on Trump’s ‘Compact 2.0’ for Higher Education

On Monday, the Trump Administration and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon resumed its fanatical campaign to mold America’s higher education system into its extreme ideological vision.

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Are you passionate about: *DeFlocking campus? *Pushing back on gen AI? *Thriving wages? *Sanctuary campuses? *Academic freedom & shared governance? So are we.

Is monsoon season keeping you indoors? Enjoy the rain AND a sense of camaraderie by opening a browser on your phone, tablet, or computer and joining your union! Go to UCWArizona.org/join to join or to UCWArizona.org/FAQs to learn more.

Now #hiring a part-time Admin Specialist in AZ ✊🌵

Union Jobs@unionjobs.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The United Campus Workers of Arizona, CWA Local 7065 seeks a Part-time Administrative Specialist to be based in Flagstaff, Phoenix, or Tucson, AZ. Details can be found at: www.unionjobs.com/listing/3105... #1u #UnionStrong @ucwarizona.bsky.social @cwaunion.bsky.social

Now #hiring a part-time Union Organizer in Flagstaff, AZ ✊🌲

Union Jobs@unionjobs.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The United Campus Workers of Arizona, CWA Local 7065 seeks a Union Organizer (part-time) to be based in Flagstaff, AZ. Details can be found at: www.unionjobs.com/listing/3105... #1u #UnionStrong @ucwarizona.bsky.social @cwaunion.bsky.social

We're hiring for two roles: *Part-Time Administrative Specialist *Part-Time Union Organizer (Flagstaff) Learn more and apply at UCWArizona.org/job-opportunities

Congratulations to National Park Service workers at Glacier National Park, who unionized with @nteunational.bsky.social! Welcome to the fam, we are thrilled to have you in the union ranks. via @dailymontanan.com @unionstrong @supportfederalworkers dailymontanan.com/2026/07/07/g...

Glacier employees vote to unionize • Daily Montanan

National union includes more than 650 park employees from around the Intermountain West

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Once again, never cross a picket line. #nocontractnocoffee #solidarity @sbworkersunited.org #starbucks #unionstrong

Phoenix folks, you're invited to our pool party in Chandler this Saturday! 📆 Saturday, July 11th ⏰ 1 to 5pm MST (Arizona time) 📍 RSVP for the address ucwarizona.org/calendar/jul...

[Chandler] Union Pool Party

Happy summer!We invite all United Campus Workers Arizona (UCWAZ), Outside Maricopa Group (OMG), and community members to join us for a pool party in Chandler, AZ on Saturday, July 11th from 1 to 5pm. ...

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Political appointees will have final say on granting/revoking funding w/o needing any additional reasoning. Leave a public comment emphasizing the detrimental effects this proposed rule will have on higher ed, research, and trans healthcare: www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 2mo ago

Comments Flood OMB Proposal to Cement Political Control of Grants The White House Office of Management and Budget has so far received 90,000 public comments on its plans as scientific and other groups rally against them. https://bit.ly/3QHiaKx #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

UCWAZ CWA Local 7065 is proud to endorse candidates Racquel "Rockee" Armstrong, Lauren Kuby, and Miranda Lopez for political office in Arizona. You can learn more about the candidates on our site at ucwarizona.org/blog/candida...

2026 Candidate Endorsements

Below are candidates that the United Campus Workers of Arizona (UCWAZ), CWA Local 7065, has voted to endorse for political office in Arizona.

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Join us next Thursday to watch the World Cup ⚽️ 📅Thursday, July 2nd ⏰3:30pm to 7pm (kick off is at 4pm) 📍Slow Body Beer Co. (831 E 17th St, Tucson AZ 85719) UCWArizona.org/calendar/july-2-world-cup

[Tucson] World Cup Live at Slow Body

Join your campus labor union, United Campus Workers Arizona CWA Local 7065, to watch the World Cup!Date: Thursday, July 2ndTime: 3:30pm to 7pm (kick off is at 4pm)Location: Slow Body Beer Co. (831 E 1...

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Organizing doesn't stop in the summer - it just looks a little different than it does in the school year. Join your union. Join the fight! UCWArizona.org/join

CEOs will be like "this is just an unfortunate fact of the market. This was a very hard decision to make" while buying their fifth yacht

We are boosting a survey from ASU's School of Social Transformation on the lack of a queer center at ASU. They are seeking 2SLGBTQIA+ people or allies ages eighteen (18) plus who are members of the ASU community and willing to discuss their experience(s) on campus. tinyurl.com/queer-center-survey

Join us in Tempe for a screening of the movie Boycott, followed by a panel discussion. Screening is on Sunday, June 28 at 6pm at Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Theater #1 (1825 East Elliot Road, Tempe, AZ 85284). Grab tickets at azrighttodissent.org/events

AZ Right to Dissent

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Join us! link in bio 🇵🇸 #jewishvoiceforpeace

#UnionWin ahead of the World Cup!

UNITE HERE Local 11@unitehere11.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Now: SOFI STADIUM WORKERS TO PROVIDE MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ON CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AHEAD OF FIFA WORLD CUP

We are United Campus Workers of Arizona, CWA Local 7065. We're your WALL-TO-WALL labor union, organizing ALL higher education workers at ASU, NAU, UA, and MCCCD. Are you faculty, staff, or a student at ASU, NAU, UA, or MCCCD? Join your union! UCWArizona.org/join