Naomi R Williams

Wrapping up the month of February with a TWO-PART EPISODE of our podcast, A Third Of Your Life! Quakertown: A Juneteenth Labor and Migration Story, Parts 1 & 2 are now live! 🎙🎧 Listen Now: smlr.rutgers.edu/Podcast

Upcoming book in 2024 from @IllinoisPress: Contingent Faculty and the Remaking of Higher Education, edited by Eric Fure-Slocum & Claire Goldstene with chapter contributions from an interdisciplinary group of scholars. Pre-order here: press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p087…

Adjunct faculty @RutgersU teach 30% of university courses, but their salaries are less than 1% of the university budget. They don't have affordable healthcare or job security. Admin is stalling negotiations. Contribute to their strike fund here: rafup.betterworld.org/donate 8/9

Part-time faculty at @TheNewSchool have been on strike since Wed. Nov 16. TNS Students (!!!) are organizing a solidarity town hall and all supporters of workers in @UAW7902 are invited to attend! bit.ly/3ACQBXl 4/9

Faculty in FL are fighting back against efforts to eliminate tenure on top of ongoing threats to academic freedom. See how to submit a comment to the FL Board of Govs & sign @UnitedFacultyFL's petition to protect tenure here: bit.ly/3Exa2BT 3/9

48k academic workers across the University of California system are on strike. Contribute to their Strike Support and Hardship Fund here: givebutter.com/uc-uaw @uaw2865 @UAW5810 @sruuaw 2/9

“The interests of unions are not opposed to environmental protections. The interests of employers are opposed to environmental protections and they’re also opposed to labor protections” –Todd E. Vachon youtu.be/lnFaEg1bWWg

🚨 67 days after our union reached an agreement with @HowardU administration, @HUPrez17 still HAS NOT SIGNED OUR CONTRACT!! Below is a thread on how you can help us out today... #HowardU #Howard #HowardUniversity #UnionStrong #Local500 #HigherEdWorkersUnite #InTruthAndService

@LoiselleAim great article Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Education: Taking on Austerity | Labor | Duke University Press read.dukeupress.edu/labor/article/…

.@NJAsmPeterson @JohnDiMaio2 @govmurphy @mikedohertynj @senatorjoecryan @AswLopez It's time to pass the Temp Workers' Bill of Rights in New Jersey. Essential workers deserve equal pay & safe working conditions. p2a.co/twitterimage?i…

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon fired a worker named Ezra Hudson who vocally supported the union drive in Bessemer, AL. Ezra's coworkers left their stations to march to HR and hold Amazon accountable for the blatant retaliation. They're demanding that Amazon reinstate Ezra immediately.

In a virtual forum held last month, labor historians Robin D.G. Kelley & @ProfNaomi discuss the history and status of #labor in the US and the need to democratize university #governance bit.ly/37Ve2zG @AydelotteFound @HigherEdLabor

@fvgphd @SimonBalto It was beautiful. miss you, friend

Goddamn, @SimonBalto This introduction is bringing out the waterworks. ❤️

peoplesforum.org/events/a-labor… happy to join The People's Forum on 26 March

It's our fourth and final day of the Winter Summit! Sunday's discussion plan is all about our action steps and how we move forward to transform U.S. higher ed. We're excited @NaomiAKlein will join us for this important conversation ✊ Schedule here: higheredlaborunited.org/winter-2022-su…

We're getting ready for Day 3 of the Higher Ed Labor United Winter Summit, where we'll continue our discussion about how to confront the crisis in higher ed. #HigherEdWorkersUnite If you haven't joined us yet, you can still register here: higheredlaborunited.org/winter-2022-su…

At the HELU Winter Summit: Trent McDonald introduced an interactive map that tracks the higher ed union contracts (covering a quarter million workers!) being negotiated this year. Check it out at our site—and join us at the summit! higheredlaborunited.org/resources/coll… #HigherEdWorkersUnite

Day 2 of the HELU #HigherEdWorkersUnite summit is underway!

Aimee Loiselle at the HELU Winter Summit: "I’m going into my 11th year as a contingent educator. I’ve been in three different higher ed labor unions, two at the same time. We need this national organizing. It can’t be a site-by-site battle for contingents." #HigherEdWorkersUnite

The last panel discussion of the day getting started at the Higher Ed Labor United Winter Summit getting started. #HigherEdWorkersUnite After this, we have three more afternoons of plenaries, panel discussions, and workshops. Register here: higheredlaborunited.org/winter-2022-su…