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As Universities Yield to Trump, Higher Ed Unions Are Fighting
From lawsuits to protests, labor organizations representing faculty, grad students and other workers are resisting. Discussions about what to do next continue.
Another Round of Cuts Hit Colleges in March
Three universities in Ohio announced job and program cuts in March. They were joined by public and private institutions coast to coast in making workforce reductions.
U of Washington Research Coordinators, Consultants Unionize
Wellesley Strike May Impact Course Credit for Students
Students who were at the minimum course load to be considered full-time will have to hop into another class with just four weeks left in the semester.
Philadelphia Community College Averts a Strike
Columbia Faculty Push Back on Trump’s Attacks
Columbia professors said that the rest of higher education should be on notice after the Trump administration’s interference in their university’s affairs.
Philadelphia Community College Faculty and Staff Authorize a Strike
Employees at the Community College of Philadelphia overwhelmingly voted to allow a strike if contract negotiations with administrators continue to go sour.
Ph.D. Workers and Their University Both Backed a Union Election. Then Trump Won.
The University of Rochester gave multiple reasons for backing out and leaving students to try their luck with the NLRB, which has been drastically transformed since the president took office. Other student workers are wary, too.