We envision a future in which higher education is treated and funded as a social good and universal right.

We envision a U.S. higher education system that works for and is led by workers, students, and the communities it serves. We envision a system that secures our nation’s democratic future and serves as a vehicle for addressing inequities.

We envision public and nonprofit private institutions of higher education that prioritize people and the common good over profit and prestige. We envision institutions that redress systemic oppression and pursue equity along lines of race, gender, class, sexuality, nationality, indigeneity, age, (dis)ability, and immigration status for students and higher ed workers across all job categories. We envision institutions that honor the right of all workers to organize a union and collectively bargain, and commit to the fair working conditions crucial to achieving our educational mission.

We envision a higher education labor movement that connects workers across job categories, ranks, systems, states, and sectors. We envision a movement that forms coalitions of and builds democratic power for all
workers.

COMMITMENTS:

-Nationwide Action for Federal Government Intervention

-Nationwide Action to Realign Our Campuses

-A Unified National Movement

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As of February 22, 2022, our HELU Vision Platform has been endorsed by 124 unions and allied organizations. The complete list is on our website.

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