United Campus Workers (UCW-CWA)

College students and staff at universities across Minnesota are organizing new unions From student workers at Macalester College to residents at the University of Minnesota, new unions are forming in response to federal policy changes, declines in job security and inflation concerns.

College students and staff at universities across Minnesota are organizing new unions www.startribune.com/college-stud...

‘Without us, there is no UMass’: Unions representing staff decry bargaining tactics by administration at campus rally

‘Without us, there is no UMass’: Unions representing staff decry bargaining tactics by administration at campus rally www.amherstbulletin.com/UMass-staffe...

Faculty Unions and NYC Electeds Say Hands Off Higher Ed! Hands Off CUNY! Leaders of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) spoke out Monday to defend free expression and acad...

Faculty Unions and NYC Electeds Say Hands Off Higher Ed! Hands Off CUNY! nycclc.org/news/faculty...

CWA Statement on President Trump’s Shameful Budget Members of the House and Senate who voted to pass President Trump’s budget should be ashamed of themselves. The budget is a giveaway to their billionaire backers and an insult to working people, who w...

CWA Statement on President Trump’s Shameful Budget cwa-union.org/news/release...

United Graduate Workers, UNM continue negotiations over compensation, healthcare On Friday, July 11, several members of United Graduate Workers of the University of New Mexico attended their seventh bargaining session to negotiate with the University.  The Union ratified its ...

United Graduate Workers, UNM continue negotiations over compensation, healthcare www.dailylobo.com/article/2025...

UC and UAW begin contract negotiations for thousands of employees Last week, the University of California system and United Automobile Workers, or UAW, Local Union 4811 began contract negotiations for graduate student employees and student services and advising prof...

UC and UAW begin contract negotiations for thousands of employees www.dailycal.org/news/uc/uc-a...

UMN union workers announce vote to authorize strike University of Minnesota members of Teamsters Local 320, a Minneapolis-based worker union, announced Wednesday that there are plans to begin voting to authorize a potential strike.  The Teamsters, whic...

UMN union workers announce vote to authorize strike mndaily.com/294798/top-s...

Research assistants vote in unionization election - The Daily Illini Graduate research assistants at the University voted Thursday on whether to unionize under the Graduate Employees’ Organization.

Research assistants vote in unionization election dailyillini.com/news-stories...

Opinion: Graduate student workers are essential to the state’s universities. They deserve a contract now. "Every day we go without a contract is another day some graduate workers struggle to afford to live in the communities where we work and study."

Graduate student workers are essential to the state’s universities. They deserve a contract now. www.bangordailynews.com/2025/07/09/o...

College of DuPage employees move to form union with AFSCME A key group of College of DuPage employees is closer to having a labor union represent their interests on campus. Employees earlier this year announced their organizing campaign with the American Fed...

College of DuPage employees move to form union with AFSCME www.dailyherald.com/20250709/new...

Northwestern University postdoctoral researchers petition school to recognize union Dozens of Northwestern University postdoctoral researchers marched through campus delivering a petition to formally ask school officials to recognize their new labor union.

Northwestern University postdoctoral researchers petition school to recognize union www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/08/n...

University of Alaska non-teaching staff file petition to form union Staff will be able to vote on forming a union after the Alaska Labor Relations Agency confirms that 30% of staff submitted an authorization card.

University of Alaska non-teaching staff file petition to form union www.ktoo.org/2025/07/01/u...

PSC, higher-ed unions slam federal research funding cuts - The Chief Researchers at the city and state’s public universities affected by cuts to federal grant funding urged state congressional leaders to oppose further cuts to research funding proposed in President Tru...

PSC, higher-ed unions slam federal research funding cuts thechiefleader.com/stories/psc-...

University Unions Stand Up to Trump’s Research Cuts While Administrators Waver While some universities have capitulated to Trump’s NIH cuts, there are faculty and graduate student union leaders on the frontlines pushing back.

University Unions Stand Up to Trump’s Research Cuts While Administrators Waver prospect.org/education/20...

Faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts form union The new union, formed under the United Auto Workers, will represent around 1,200 instructors at the school

Faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts form union www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/05/23/s...

UO student workers win first contract after 10-day strike - NW Labor Press University of Oregon student workers secured wage increases, paid sick time, and grievance arbitration in a tentative agreement.

UO student workers win first contract after 10-day strike nwlaborpress.org/2025/05/uo-s...

Opinion: Kennesaw State University’s DEI rollbacks are a betrayal of students Kennessaw State University eliminated several programs, including the Black studies major and centers focused on marginalized groups. Alums are demanding to know why.

Kennesaw State University’s DEI rollbacks are a betrayal of students www.ajc.com/opinion/opin...

Judge orders immediate release of Rumeysa Ozturk, Tufts student detained by ICE U.S. District Judge William Sessions III said her detention, over an op-ed, could chill the speech of “millions and millions” of noncitizens.

Judge orders immediate release of Rumeysa Ozturk, Tufts student detained by ICE www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

University of Oregon student workers say they're close to a deal to end their strike The striking student workers at the University of Oregon say they’re getting close to a deal on a new contract.

University of Oregon student workers say they're close to a deal to end their strike www.klcc.org/education/20...

Johns Hopkins postdoctoral researchers file petition to unionize 1,600 workers Postdoctoral researchers at Johns Hopkins University filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to form a 1,600-person union.

Johns Hopkins postdoctoral researchers file petition to unionize 1,600 workers www.baltimoresun.com/2025/04/30/j...

How Trump’s First 100 Days Transformed Higher Ed In his first few months in office, the president attacked higher education with dizzying frequency, confronting colleges and unraveling decades of federal policy. We look at 10 ways the administration...

How Trump’s First 100 Days Transformed Higher Ed www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

May Day: protesters rally across US over workers’ and immigrants’ rights People organize in nearly 1,000 cities with focus on rallying against Trump administration and ‘billionaire profiteers’

May Day: protesters rally across US over workers’ and immigrants’ rights www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Why did UC workers walk off the job on May Day? Here's a closer look at why University of California workers went on strike as part of May Day.

University of California workers walk off job as part of May Day strike www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/u...

Trump’s War on Higher Education Isn’t Just About Crushing Dissent The administration’s assault on colleges and universities is a key part of a larger right-wing project to reassert control over gatekeeping institutions.

Trump’s War on Higher Education Isn’t Just About Crushing Dissent: The administration’s assault on colleges and universities is a key part of a larger right-wing project to reassert control over gatekeeping institutions. newrepublic.com/article/1945...

In These Times Honors Academic Workers For its vitality and its protection of members against repression, the movement to organize higher education received an Honorable Mention in the Labor Organizer of the Year awards.

In These Times Honors Academic Workers: For its vitality and its protection of members against repression, the movement to organize higher education received an Honorable Mention in the Labor Organizer of the Year awards. inthesetimes.com/article/hono...

Student workers go on strike at the University of Oregon The student workers union was formed a few years ago and represents somewhere in the ballpark of 4,000 resident assistants, dining hall workers and more.

Student workers go on strike at the University of Oregon www.oregonlive.com/education/20...

Marquette University should recognize our rights as workers. Stop union busting. | Opinion We protest to ask Marquette University once again for our right as workers to choose for ourselves whether to unionize and collectively bargain.

Marquette University should recognize our rights as workers. Stop union busting. www.jsonline.com/story/opinio...

Half Of Big Ten Faculty Senates Have Voted For Mutual Defense Compact Faculty at 9 of the 18 institutions in the Big Ten Conference have now endorsed resolutions urging a mutual defense compact against attacks by the Trump administration.

Half Of Big Ten Faculty Senates Have Voted For A Mutual Defense Compact www.forbes.com/sites/michae...