Higher Education Labor United ("HELU") November 2025 Report

 

November 2025 HELU Chair's Message

Billionaires and the ultra-wealthy have no place in setting the future agenda for higher ed. We – the students, community members, workers that actually make the campus work – do.

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Upcoming Events:

(today!) November 19 - HELU Open House November 20 - HELU General Assembly   December 17 - HELU Open House

Higher Ed Labor in the News:

‘Not something that you fight once’ | Unions participate in Day of Action for Higher Education - PSU Daily Collegian Students and faculty at over 100 US universities protest against Trump’s attacks - The Guardian Harvard Custodians Begin Two-Day Strike for New Contract - The Harvard Crimson  Tens of Thousands of UC Workers Set to Strike as Nurses Secure Tentative Agreement - KQED HACC faculty union says its next strike won’t stop without a contract - Penn Live Unions Criticize University’s Response to ICE - The Chicago Maroon

From the Blog:

Michigan HELU Coalition hosts town hall for US Senate candidates

In Michigan, the MI HELU coalition decided that we wanted to get ahead of the curve by providing candidates with a forum that focused exclusively on Higher Education and the challenges we are facing.

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Michigan November 7 Day of Action against Trump Compact

Together, we’re fighting back against the demonization of higher ed and we won’t cave to governmental bullying to water down our education system with the goal of elimination. Our students deserve better, and so do we.

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Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Education (SNDHE) Continues Its Advocacy for Higher Education as a Public Good

Founded in 2020 during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Education (SNDHE) is a group of teachers and researchers committed to rebuilding our colleges and universities so that they can be a true public resource for everyone.

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Federal Cuts, State Consequences: How Washington Is Bleeding New York

And now [New York is] being punished by a federal government that sees organized labor, public education, and social investment as threats instead of strengths.

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Mandate to end remote work disrupts working conditions at University System of Georgia

Public protest and influencing public opinion is keeping UCW (CWA Local 3821) busy. Members have been fighting fiercely to Defend Remote Work at their state institutions.

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