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27 Jan, 2025

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Against Anticipatory Obedience - AAUP Statement

The statement that follows, prepared by a joint subcommittee of the Association’s Committee on College and University Governance and Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure, was approved for publication by the parent committees in December 2024 and adopted by the Council in January 2025.

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Union Members Address Growing Rightwing Threat on Campus

07 Nov, 2024

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Union Members Address Growing Rightwing Threat on Campus

Higher education labor and social justice organizing are in a historic upswing. Unfortunately, at the same time—and in direct response—the Right is waging an unprecedented assault on institutions, workers, and students.

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19 Oct, 2023

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Victories: Highlighting UCW's Recent Success

UCW members across the country have fought hard for the betterment of conditions for the workers on their campuses.

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07 Feb, 2023

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Coverage in Politico: ‘It’s about damn time’: College workers organize amid nationwide labor unrest

Frustrated by low wages and new laws limiting what they can teach — and buoyed by President Joe Biden’s pro-union bent — campus workers across the country are moving with new urgency to organize.

14 Nov, 2022

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Wednesday 11/14: Academic Freedom in Mississippi Discussion with Brian Leiter

This Wednesday, Nov. 16, 4:30-5:30 central time, join United Campus Workers of Mississippi and the American Association of University Professors for a discussion with Brian Leiter, who will be talking with us about the importance of academic freedom and tenure.

29 Aug, 2021

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UCW-VA Launches a New Podcast

Members of Virginia United Campus Workers are reaching out to their fellow workers in fantastically new ways! Their new podcast Talking Union aims to restructure workers' expectations of the workspace and discuss the value of wall-to-wall organizing.

16 Aug, 2021

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Georgia Members Celebrate Removal of Special Institution Fee

Graduate workers at University System of Georgia (USG) schools will no longer have to pay an additional fee to work and study. This achievement comes after years of UCWGA members pressuring the USG to remove the Special Institution Fee (SIF).

10 Aug, 2021

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UCW-SC's First Lobby Day a Success

The United Campus Workers of South Carolina recently held their first Lobby Day. Joined by legislators, higher education workers, and community leaders, the union called on political and university leaders to increase the minimum wage to $15/hour.

10 Aug, 2021

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NANCY PELOSI’S SURPRISE FLIP ON STUDENT DEBT CANCELLATION CAME AFTER URGING FROM BILLIONAIRE POWER COUPLE

THE DRIVE TO PERSUADE President Joe Biden to cancel student debt took a major hit last week when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stunned Congress with a surprise statement in opposition.