UAW Higher Education Department

Kill the Cuts - Day of Action April 8, 2025

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The UAW Education Department represents for over 100,000 higher education members across the United States. Learn about our positions, member stories and more.

Staff Units

Mt. Holyoke Housekeeping Staff, Local 2322
University of Hartford Janitors & Groundskeepers, Local 376
Barnard Support Staff, Local 2110
Columbia University Support Staff, Local 2110
Teachers College Support Staff, Local 2110
Union Theological Seminary Support Staff, Local 2110
Mercy College Staff, Local 2110
Boston University Clerical & Housing Staff, Local 2324
SHENS-UAW, Local 7902
Wayne County Community College Staff, Local 1796
Wayne State University Professional & Administrative Staff, Local 1979
Wayne State University Staff Association, Local 2071
Macomb County Community College Administrative Personnel, Local 2411
Eastern Michigan University Professional & Administrative Staff, Local 1976
Eastern Michigan University Clerical / Secretarial Staff, Local 1975
Kettering University Service/Maintenance Staff, Local 1811
Northern Michigan University TOP, Local 1950
Mott Community College Administrative Staff, Local 2102
Northern Michigan University TOP, Local 2178
Kellogg Community College Production and Maintenance Staff, Local 2600
Michigan Tech University TOP, Local 5000
Central Michigan University TOP, Local 6888
Otterbein University Service/ Maintenance Staff, Local 2005
Oberlin College Service/ Maintenance Staff, Local 2192
Black Hawk College Admin/Clerical Staff, Local 2282
Cornell University Service/Maintenance Staff, Local 2300
Erie Community College Admin/Clerical Staff, Local 3300

Faculty Units

UAF-UAW, Local 1596
BCF-UAW, Local 2110
NYU Adjunct Faculty, ACT-UAW Local 7902
New School Part-Time Faculty, ACT-UAW Local 7902
Bryant and Stratton College Buffalo Faculty, Local 55
Bryant and Stratton College Rochester Faculty, Local 55

Student Worker Units

Academic Student Employees, Local 4121
Academic Student Employees, Local 4123
Academic Student Employees, Local 4811
California Institute of Technology Grad Assistants, Local 2478
GSWOC-UAW, Local 872
WAWU-UAW, Local 4929
AGWA-UAW, Local 1907
WSU-CASE, Local 4591
WPI-GWU, Local 2322
GEO Amherst, Local 2322
UMass RAs, Local 2322
GEO Lowell, Local 1596
GEO Boston, Local 1596
GSOC-UAW, Local 2110
SWC-UAW, Local 2710
HGSU-UAW, Local 5118
GEU-UAW, Local 6950
SENS-UAW, Local 7902

Researcher & Postdoc Units

California Institute of Technology Postdoctoral Researchers, Local 2478
NIH Fellows United, UAW Local 2750
Student Researchers, Local 4811
Postdocs & Academic Researchers, Local 4811
Postdoctoral Scholars, Local 4121
Research Scientists and Engineers A-4, Local 4121
CAPS-UAW, Local 1115
UMass Amherst Postdocs, Local 2322
CPW-UAW, Local 4100
SPOC-UAW, Local 4100
UCONN Postdoctoral Scholars, Local 6950

Are you interested in seeing what you and your fellow educators at your college or university can gain from organizing with the UAW ? Reach out and let us know.

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Our Positions

We oppose cuts to NIH funding, as well as other essential sources of government funding, and we have sued the Trump administration to reverse cuts to NIH funding.
We oppose threatening deportation for international workers who participate in Palestine solidarity demonstrations.
We oppose cuts to socal security, Medicaid, medicare, and the Department of Education.
We oppose targeting workers and universities for their work on DEI-related issues
We oppose HR 28 and the Trump administration’s regression in Title IX protections.

Member Actions

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President Shawn Fain speak about why we’re rallying to Kill the Cuts to NIH funding

UAW President Shawn Fain talks about why our union participated Kill the Cuts Rallies across the country. View his speech here: View this post on Instagram A…

Featured Member Action, Higher Education, Member Actions

Photos from across the US for Kill the Cuts Day of Action

Higher Education, Member Actions

Faculty and Staff at California Institute of Arts voted to unionize with the UAW

Senior researchers at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai overwhelmingly voted yes to forming a union with the UAW. Congrats, and welcome CalArts United and ROCS-UAW! View this post on Instagram A…

Featured Member Action, Member Actions

Kill The Cuts – Day of Action April 8!

By cutting funds to lifesaving research and medical care, the Trump administration is abandoning families who are suffering and costing taxpayers billions of dollars.These cuts are dangerous to our health, and dangerous to our economy. On Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 workers across the country are standing up and demanding NO cuts to education and life-saving research.

Region 9 UAW Members Lobby for Higher Education Workers in NY

Higher Education, Member Actions

Regions 9 & 9A Locals lobby for unemployment reforms for adjunct faculty, contingent workers in higher education

UAW workers in NY lobby for unemployment reforms that would allow adjunct faculty and other contingent workers in higher education to collect unemployment during semester breaks.

Higher Education, Member Actions

Know Your Rights trainings at UAW 4121, UAW 4811 and UAW 2710

Taking collective action to stand up for our rights is fundamental to who we are as a union. As we have done throughout our union’s history, we fight for a more just and sustainable future for all with the knowledge that we are stronger together.…

AW higher ed workers came together as Fair Research Careers Now! To organize against funding freezes – February 19 Day of Action

Higher Education, Member Actions

UAW higher ed workers came together as Fair Research Careers Now! To organize against funding freezes

Higher Education, Member Actions

Region 6 locals (UAW 872, CGPU and 4811) rallied at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles demanding they resume life-saving care for trans youth

Yesterday, members of @uaw872, @cgpu_uaw, and @uaw_4811 joined with a coalition of progressive orgs to demand that Childrens’ Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) resume life-saving care for trans youth. View this…

Post Docs
Postdocs at NIH, the first unit of federal employees in the UAW, can use at least 10% of their work time for professional development, and have guaranteed 30 days of vacation and 12 weeks of paid parental leave. They also won a commitment from NIH to standardize base pay across institutes and centers, improving the wages of post docs across the country.
Following a 12-day strike by postdocs at Mt. Sinai, members won the first ever contract article guaranteeing postdoc housing for three years.

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Staff
Custodians, food service workers, and other staff at Cornell University won wage increases of 21% – 25.4% by rejecting the secretive black-out bargaining that management requested and making sure that members were informed and engaged in the bargaining process and pressure campaign.

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Student Health Employees New School won $3,000 in non-taxed student loan payments per member every year of the contract.

Student Workers
Academic student workers at the University of Washington won disability and pregnancy accommodations, including ergonomics; as well as paid time off to attend immigration appointments.
Academic student employees in the University of California system won 8 weeks of fully-paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents alike. They also won strong protections against abusive conduct and bullying, with worker-centered protections and interim measures.
New School student workers enshrined reproductive and gender affirming healthcare in their contract, ensuring these life-saving medical procedures will continue to be available to student workers if their insurance policy pulls coverage.

Faculty
NYU adjunct faculty won pay raises of 34% in the first year of their contract, raising compensation to $10,400 per class, including pay for additional work performed outside of the classroom (lesson prep, grading, office hours, etc.). They also won pay equity between studio and seminar course-types.
Whereas many adjunct and contingent faculty are hired on a per course basis, the part-time faculty union at The New School won job security up to 6-year appointments, which are renewable.

Post Docs

Postdocs at NIH, the first unit of federal employees in the UAW, can use at least 10% of their work time for professional development, and have guaranteed 30 days of vacation and 12 weeks of paid parental leave. They also won a commitment from NIH to standardize base pay across institutes and centers, improving the wages of post docs across the country.

Following a 12-day strike by postdocs at Mt. Sinai, members won the first ever contract article guaranteeing postdoc housing for three years.

READ THE CASE STUDY

Staff

Custodians, food service workers, and other staff at Cornell University won wage increases of 21% – 25.4% by rejecting the secretive black-out bargaining that management requested and making sure that members were informed and engaged in the bargaining process and pressure campaign.

LEARN MORE

Student Health Employees New School won $3,000 in non-taxed student loan payments per member every year of the contract.

Student Workers

Academic student workers at the University of Washington won disability and pregnancy accommodations, including ergonomics; as well as paid time off to attend immigration appointments.

Academic student employees in the University of California system won 8 weeks of fully-paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents alike. They also won strong protections against abusive conduct and bullying, with worker-centered protections and interim measures.

New School student workers enshrined reproductive and gender affirming healthcare in their contract, ensuring these life-saving medical procedures will continue to be available to student workers if their insurance policy pulls coverage.

Faculty

NYU adjunct faculty won pay raises of 34% in the first year of their contract, raising compensation to $10,400 per class, including pay for additional work performed outside of the classroom (lesson prep, grading, office hours, etc.). They also won pay equity between studio and seminar course-types.

Whereas many adjunct and contingent faculty are hired on a per course basis, the part-time faculty union at The New School won job security up to 6-year appointments, which are renewable.

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