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With #MayDay fast approaching, I'd like to spread the word about some ongoing organized labor struggles in higher ed, and share some ways you can support higher ed workers #HigherEdWorksBecauseWeDo 1/
Beginning close to home, @TAUAFT is seeking signatures for its #SolidarityNotAusterity petition in response to a proposed cut of ~20% to the @WMU_CAS TA budget that'd adversely affect both grad workers and part-time instructors in @PIOatWMU 2/ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetw3B0tmi7Xjr25St-bp7Erm903A6tj5hw5UqxvZ2iVEWTZA/viewform?gxids=7628
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetw3B0tmi7Xjr25St-bp7Erm903A6tj5hw5UqxvZ2iVEWTZA/viewform?gxids=7628
In New York, @GSOCUAW went on strike yesterday to demand a living wage for grad workers! You can support the #StrikeOnNYU by donating to the strikers' hardship fund: https://opencollective.com/gsoc-uaw-local-2110
Also, you can join the in-person or virtual picket lines 3/ https://twitter.com/GSOCUAW/status/1387029269243731983
Also, you can join the in-person or virtual picket lines 3/
https://twitter.com/GSOCUAW/status/1387029269243731983
Another key component of the #StrikeOnNYU is @GSOCUAW's demand for #CopsOffCampus. They connect @nyuniversity's "refusal to pay workers a living wage and ensure standard benefits" to the uni's "links with the NYPD and the prison-industrial-complex" 4/ https://www.leftvoice.org/nyu-graduate-workers-are-ready-to-strike
https://www.leftvoice.org/nyu-graduate-workers-are-ready-to-strike
Illinois is also worth watching. @ISU_GWU members recently held a strike authorization vote in which 98% voted in favor! Learn more about their mandate to #SpreadTheStrike at their upcoming teach-in with @BloNo_DSA: https://www.facebook.com/events/3945387648879801 5/ https://twitter.com/ISU_GWU/status/1385258422543781892
https://twitter.com/ISU_GWU/status/1385258422543781892
In Oregon, @OTAAUP also went on strike yesterday after years of being held up in bargaining for its first contract! You can write to demand that @OregonTech admins stop dragging their feet and finally bargain with faculty in good faith 6/ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/fair-contract-now-for-otaaup
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/fair-contract-now-for-otaaup
In Ohio, @KenyonCollege undergrad workers are unionizing with @ueunion and striking to demand recognition for @kswoc! You can support them with a strike fund contribution via Venmo at @/kswoc.
Also, you can sign the #RecognizeKSWOC petition 7/ https://www.change.org/p/kenyon-college-board-of-trustees-tell-kenyon-college-to-recognize-the-kenyon-student-worker-organizing-committee
Also, you can sign the #RecognizeKSWOC petition 7/
https://www.change.org/p/kenyon-college-board-of-trustees-tell-kenyon-college-to-recognize-the-kenyon-student-worker-organizing-committee
Know of other higher ed labor struggles that ought to be elevated? Reply below or DM me, and I'll add them to this thread #HigherEdWorksBecauseWeDo #SolidarityForever 
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