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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @HigherEdLabor

A national coalition from all ranks of higher education workers across the country organizing to guarantee higher education for all. @higheredlabor.bsky.social

Joined September 2021
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With @PSC_CUNY & @ruaaup, 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 at PSC-CUNY.org/congress
Congressional Town Hall featuring Alex Bores, Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, Antonio Reynoso, Chuck Park, and Darializa Avila Chevalier. At the PSC Union Hall in NYC.

ALT Congressional Town Hall featuring Alex Bores, Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, Antonio Reynoso, Chuck Park, and Darializa Avila Chevalier. At the PSC Union Hall in NYC.

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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 as they demand what they deserve. See you on the picket line!
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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?
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Why were higher ed workers out on May Day in Los Angeles? For their students, for education funding, against war, against labor exploitation. We're ready to build the labor movement with all of you. Join us at higheredlaborunited.org. @uclafa @CFTunion @aft1521 @UCAFT @AAUP
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May Day actions from higher ed workers across Chicago today – including Evanston mayor @DanielBiss at @SEIULocal73's strike @LoyolaChicago & many others out in the streets. @NorthwesternGW @uicgeo @uchicagogsu @AAUP #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires
Daniel Biss, Mayor of Evanston and candidate for Congress (IL-09) with Alyson Paige Warren of Faculty Forward SEIU 73 and Loyola AAUP.

ALT Daniel Biss, Mayor of Evanston and candidate for Congress (IL-09) with Alyson Paige Warren of Faculty Forward SEIU 73 and Loyola AAUP.

A speaker from UE Local 1122 at the Loyola strike

ALT A speaker from UE Local 1122 at the Loyola strike

AAUP and SEIU workers rally with signs

ALT AAUP and SEIU workers rally with signs

UE and other workers march in Chicago

ALT UE and other workers march in Chicago
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Victoria Antonetti, VP of @GradLaborOrg @BrownUniversity, 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
Victoria Antonetti, VP of @gradlabororg @brownu, speaks on the Rock Steps to a crowd of gathered students and workers

ALT Victoria Antonetti, VP of @gradlabororg @brownu, speaks on the Rock Steps to a crowd of gathered students and workers

Two people stand with a poster that says "Stand with -> bit.ly/support-mansi"

ALT Two people stand with a poster that says "Stand with -> bit.ly/support-mansi"
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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…
Want to support the higher ed labor movement this May Day? Donate to HELU

ALT Want to support the higher ed labor movement this May Day? Donate to HELU
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Higher ed labor is out in force this May Day! Guru Shabadi is celebrating @getupgrads' first contract at @Penn with higher ed union comrades from across the Philadelphia (& NJ!) area. Solidarity! #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires #DefendHigherEd
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Workers from @osuaaup at @OhioState 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
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It's May Day! Workers from @InterFacultyOrg are out with @UNITEHERE17 at the Normandy in Minneapolis, 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! #MayDayStrong #HandsOffHigherEd
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TODAY IS THE DAY! Higher ed workers across the country are coming together to demand: Hands Off Higher Ed! Fund Education, Not War & Deportation! Freedom to Teach, Research, & Learn! Learn more: labor4highered.org. #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires
Elizabeth Dalianis at FSFCCP AFT 2026 says: "I am looking forward to gathering in solidarity with colleagues and other workers this May Day. May Day signifies both the many achievements of the labor movement, but is also an opportunity to organize for our shared better future."

ALT Elizabeth Dalianis at FSFCCP AFT 2026 says: "I am looking forward to gathering in solidarity with colleagues and other workers this May Day. May Day signifies both the many achievements of the labor movement, but is also an opportunity to organize for our shared better future."

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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 at labor4highered.org.
"May Day is a great way to honor the victories working people have made in the past and celebrate our positive vision for the future. We don't have to agree on every single thing, but showing up together, for each other, is important. Faculty, staff, and students all have so much more in common with each other than with the wealthy politicians who constantly try to divide us. Solidarity forever!" – Nikki Karam

ALT "May Day is a great way to honor the victories working people have made in the past and celebrate our positive vision for the future. We don't have to agree on every single thing, but showing up together, for each other, is important. Faculty, staff, and students all have so much more in common with each other than with the wealthy politicians who constantly try to divide us. Solidarity forever!" – Nikki Karam
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On Monday, @uicgeo went out on strike. Unions from across Chicago came together to stand in solidarity with UIC-GEO and demand a fair contract. @UICUF president Aaron Krall talked about cross-union solidarity. Find a higher ed May Day action near you: labor4highered.org/
"Today we stand with higher ed labor unions from around Chicago and across the country to demand the funding and the freedom we need to teach, learn, and research—not just here, but throughout the United States. For too long, higher ed workers have been either attacked or neglected and too disorganized to defend our sector. But now, together with our national unions and Higher Education Labor United, we are ready to fight for the future of our colleges and universities as a powerful higher education labor movement." – Aaron Krall, UIC-UF President

ALT "Today we stand with higher ed labor unions from around Chicago and across the country to demand the funding and the freedom we need to teach, learn, and research—not just here, but throughout the United States. For too long, higher ed workers have been either attacked or neglected and too disorganized to defend our sector. But now, together with our national unions and Higher Education Labor United, we are ready to fight for the future of our colleges and universities as a powerful higher education labor movement." – Aaron Krall, UIC-UF President
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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: labor4highered.org/ #HandsOffHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires
"Fund Education, Not War and Deportation!" with union logos below

ALT "Fund Education, Not War and Deportation!" with union logos below

"Hands off higher ed!" with union logos below

ALT "Hands off higher ed!" with union logos below

"Freedom to Teach/Freedom to Learn/Freedom to Research" with union logos below

ALT "Freedom to Teach/Freedom to Learn/Freedom to Research" with union logos below
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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 labor4highered.org. #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd
Freedom to teach, freedom to learn, freedom to research – May Day 2026

ALT Freedom to teach, freedom to learn, freedom to research – May Day 2026
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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) retweeted
AFSCME Local 3299
@afscme3299
Apr 25
🗣️ Louder for the people in the back! We win by STANDING together!
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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) retweeted
United Faculty of Florida@UnitedFacultyFL
Apr 27
"This is in keeping with the trend to one, eliminate introduction to sociology as a potential general ed class for students, and two, to use this process as a soapbox to speak out against sociology as a discipline." - UFF President, Dr. Robert Cassanello naplesnews.com/story/news/st…

Florida blocks sociology courses for state colleges

Florida education leaders blocked sociology courses from counting toward general education, escalating a battle over 'woke' ideologies.

naplesnews.com
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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) retweeted
TAUP@TAUP
Apr 25
Higher education is a public good, not a political football. It's time to make our voices heard and demand our elected officials protect this vital institution. Add your voice to ours! Tell Congress to invest in our future. @aftunion @aaupnational
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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) retweeted
CFU UAW@CfuUaw
Apr 27
We stand with our @hgsuuaw siblings who are on strike at @Harvard until they get the fair contract they need and deserve.
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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) retweeted
AFSCME Local 3299
@afscme3299
Apr 27
Meet Davina, a Sr. Custodian at UCLA. She commutes 120 miles every day because she can't afford to live near the campus where she works. #WhyWeFIght #afscme3299 #ucworker #housingassistance #UCLA #universityofcalifornia #losangeles #faircontractnow #housing
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