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We NEED collective bargaining rights to protect our campuses from Trump's ideological attacks!
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Higher ed workers in Virginia are fighting to be included in VA’s historic collective bargaining legislation.
@aaupmason.bsky.social’s Tim Gibson makes it clear why faculty & all those who teach deserve this right.
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An original Nashville sit-in member, along with Diane Nash, James Bevel, and John Lewis. Trained in non-violence by James Lawson. At age 21, he signed a will before the Freedom Rides, knowing he could die.
May his soul be at peace, and may we all have such courage in the face of oppression.
Why do VA faculty need collective bargaining? Over 50% of faculty in VA are untenured and work long hours with low pay. Yet top admins are, ahem, extremely well paid. Time to help those working directly with students!! CB rights for all! @donscott757.bsky.social @vasenatedems.bsky.social
VA Democrats ran on a pro-worker platform and are now leaving workers behind…Don't cut higher ed or home health care workers out of collective bargaining!! @abigailspanberger.com @donscott757.bsky.social @senlouiselucas.bluesky.bot
Don't cut us out! Collective bargaining NOW for all state workers in Virginia, including the hard working teachers, researchers, grad students, staff, and wage workers who make our public higher ed system the best in the world! @vasenatedems.bsky.social @donscott757.bsky.social
Don't kick us out of Collective Bargaining!
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Give higher ed workers a chance to build a better higher ed system for our students, our workers, and all of VA! @aaup.org @aft.org @aaupmason.bsky.social @ucwva.bsky.social @unitehere.org @seiu.org
Only a fearless faculty can pursue the truth. Collective bargaining for faculty ensures Virginia students get a world-class education!
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*higher ED workers!
*higher ed workers!
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@vahousedems and @vasenatedems - Collective bargaining means stronger families, stronger communities, and a stronger VA economy. We need a CB bill that includes ALL workers, including higher AND home health care workers! drive.google.com/file/d/1ItRS...
All faculty need collective bargaining! As VSU demonstrates so clearly, tenure and due process can be ignored by administrators who are unwillingly to uphold policies. With a union contract, this would not happen!
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“Our vision for a fully-funded public education, where a professor can write and teach freely, and can challenge every vapid, cruel argument federal and state governments make, sustains us. It’s what we’re fighting for.”
—Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
The VSU ‘Fired Six’ takes the Virginia State Capitol to demand their jobs back & for the General Assembly to pass full collective bargaining rights for all higher ed workers.
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Athletic coaches are speaking out against political interference in higher ed!
Coaches for Campus Freedom—a new campaign including Steve Kerr, Doc Rivers, Jim Boeheim and many more—is demanding that U.S. universities and colleges remain free and independent.
Sign and share the open letter⬇️
TYSM @ltgovhashmi for speaking up for collective bargaining rights at W&M! Your support for higher ed workers to be included in the state collective bargaining bill is AMAZING! @AAUP @ProfTWolf @VASenateDems @VAHouseDems @Virginia_AFLCIO @UCWVA @unitehere @SEIU_Virginia youtu.be/6wrwxkE22O8?...
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Well over half of VA profs are untenured and many struggle to pay the bills. This is 2x true for our adjunct profs. As Prof Letiecq says, our working conditions are our students' learning conditions! When we struggle, they struggle. We need collective bargaining NOW!
THIS IS WHY faculty, staff, and graduate students need collective bargaining rights and a wall to wall union. Virginia State fired six beloved profs with no notice and no due process. A union forces admins to be just and fair! www.vpm.org/news/2026-02...
Justice for the fired six! Sign and share this petition: tinyurl.com/9r864kmf
🚨🚨Admins at Virginia State University summarily fired six beloved agriculture science professos, five of whom were tenured, without cause and with zero due process 🤬 VA-AAUP calls on VSU to reinstate all six NOW!
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“These terminations intentionally disrupted ongoing studies that VSU had already committed to support, thus costing the taxpayers over $10 million in federal & state-funded projects with applications beyond the institution.”
#ReinstateTheFiredSix
Here's the deal: the VA legislature is working on a collective bargaining bill that includes higher education workers like faculty, grad students, staff, and wage workers. Come to our collective bargaining town hall to learn more. Feb. 28 at 2pm. Ornery Beer Co., Fairfax City. RSVP: bit.ly/3OsNL0O
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Thankful to my fellow Senators who took a stand to pass this important resolution co-authored by @aaupmason.bsky.social
George Mason University's president and rector said Thursday the school is still working with the Department of Justice to resolve four civil rights investigations, while professors pressed them to prioritize "academic freedom and our institutional autonomy." virginiamercury.com/2025/12/05/a...
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