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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Workers, students, and community members came together today in Harrisburg, PA to demand AFFORDABLE COLLEGE NOW! @apscuf.org

Supporters and students rally on the Pennsylvania State Capitol steps for affordable public higher education, holding signs and chanting; bold headline reads "AFFORDABLE COLLEGE NOW!" with event info: Harrisburg, PA — Sept. 28, 2026.

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Join unions and community organizations in Minneapolis on October 3 for the "Hands Off Our Community & Unions" rally and march. Higher ed workers will be showing out in force!

Call to action poster demanding justice for victims of ICE violence and to drop charges against anti‑ICE protesters; bold headline "HANDS OFF OUR COMMUNITY & UNIONS." Rally and march Sat., Oct. 3 at 3:00 p.m., meet at Peavey Plaza (11th St & Nicollet), downtown Minneapolis.

Rally flyer demanding justice for victims of ICE violence and to drop charges against anti‑ICE protesters: "Hands off our community & unions" — march in downtown Minneapolis, Sat Oct 3 at 3:00 PM at Peavey Plaza (11th St & Nicollet).

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Feeling frustrated about the state of the world? Channel your energy into showing solidarity with the higher ed labor movement! Here are seven ways: See all solidarity asks here: higheredlaborunited.org/category/sol...

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

In New Mexico, higher ed workers pay more out of pocket for health insurance than other NM state employees. It's time to change that! Join HELU-NM & partners for a Town Hall to kick off the fight for fair 80/20 healthcare premium splits. Learn more and register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

HELU’s website is unexpectedly down! We’ll be back online by Wednesday morning (8/26). If an email you’ve sent to a @higheredlaborunited.org address has bounced, please reach out to us at higheredlaborunited@gmail.com.

We are transitioning some behind-the-scenes tech and expect to be back online in less that 48 hours. If an email you’ve sent to a @higheredlaborunited.org address has bounced, please reach out to us at higheredlaborunited@gmail.com.

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

When students lose financial aid, it changes the financial landscape for our colleges and universities. Workers bear the impact. Jobs get cut and programs closed. Join us Tues 9/1 at 7pm ET for a virtual Town Hall on the fight to protect and expand Pell Grants. Register: tinyurl.com/PellTownHall

Join the fight to protect and expand Pell Grants at our Virtual Town Hall Tues 9/1 at 7pm ET – Raise Hell for Pell!

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Coming up this Saturday, July 25: An online deep-dive workshop, "Grievance Procedures, Anti-Discrimination Protections & Organizing Strategy in Higher Education." Bargaining team members and organizers can register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Flyer promoting a deep-dive workshop on grievance procedures, anti-discrimination protections, and organizing strategy in higher education, hosted by Higher Ed Labor United and GLO, online July 25, 2026, with QR code to register.

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Higher ed labor, student, and community groups are coming together this fall semester to demand that our campuses Drop Flock! This is part of our ongoing Schools Drop ICE campaign. Learn more in this recent Bulwark article: www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-... and at schoolsdropice.com

The Bulwark: The Next Frontier of the Deportation Wars: College Campuses

The use of Flock “has become so pronounced that a new national campaign is set to debut this summer with the aim of ridding college campuses of Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs)—specialized surveillance cameras that turn visual information into searchable data.”

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Join us TONIGHT @ 7pm ET/6pm CT/5pm MT/4pm PT to Tell the Feds: Hands Off Higher Ed! Come learn about the federal admin's proposed new rules around accreditation and grants, as well as potential changes to Pell Grants and how you and your colleagues can fight back. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Flyer for HELU's "Tell the Feds: Hands Off Higher Ed" Event. Thursday, July 9 at 7pm ET.

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

With @psc-cuny.org & @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social, HELU is co-hosting an in-person NYC congressional town hall, including Chuck Park (NY-6), Claire Valdez (NY-7), Antonio Reynoso (NY-7), Brad Lander (NY-10), & Alex Bores (NY-12). RSVP required for building access. More info: psc-cuny.org/congress

Congressional Town Hall featuring Alex Bores, Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, Antonio Reynoso, Chuck Park, and Darializa Avila Chevalier. At the PSC Union Hall in NYC.

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Tomorrow, May 14, UC workers with AFSCME 3299 are going on strike for better wages, housing assistance, affordable healthcare, and job security. At HELU, we stand in solidarity with @afscme3299.bsky.social as they demand what they deserve. See you on the picket line!

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

In Maine, students, families, and workers are taking the brunt of damage from the lack of public funding for higher education. Wages don't keep pace with the cost of living and workers are asked to do more with less while students pay more. Does that sound familiar?

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Why were higher ed workers out on May Day in LA? For their students & education funding, against war & labor exploitation. We're ready to build the labor movement with all of you. higheredlaborunited.org @uc-faculty.bsky.social @uclafa.bsky.social @cftunion.bsky.social @aaup.org @ucaft.bsky.social

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

May Day actions from higher ed workers across Chicago today – including Evanston mayor & congressional candidate (IL-09) Daniel Biss at SEIU 73's strike at Loyola University Chicago & many others out in the streets. #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires #DefendHigherEd

Daniel Biss, Mayor of Evanston and candidate for Congress (IL-09) with Alyson Paige Warren of Faculty Forward SEIU 73 and Loyola AAUP.

A speaker from UE Local 1122 at the Loyola strike

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Victoria Antonetti, VP of the Graduate Labor Organization (GLO) at Brown University, speaks to a crowd of gathered students and workers, demanding an end to the attacks against working class people. People over profit! Hands off higher ed! #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires

Victoria Antonetti, VP of @gradlabororg @brownu, speaks on the Rock Steps to a crowd of gathered students and workers

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Want to support the higher ed labor movement this May Day? Donate to HELU! At our core we're funded by our members' solidarity pledges, but donations also help make our work possible every day! app.hubspot.com/payments/zys...

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Higher ed labor is out in force this May Day! Guru Shabadi is celebrating GET-UP UAW 5124's first contract @upenn.edu with higher ed union comrades from across the Philadelphia (& NJ!) area. Solidarity! #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires #DefendHigherEd

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Workers from @osuaaup.bsky.social are out this May Day for academic freedom, free speech, increased wages and public funding for higher ed, diversity & inclusion, and solidarity with survivors of sexual violence. ❤️ #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires #DefendHigherEd

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

It's May Day! Workers from the Inter Faculty Organization (IFO) are out on the line with Unite HERE Local 17 workers at the Normandy Inn in Minneapolis, out on ULP strike because the boss won't come to the table. It's the same thing everywhere & we've got to fight back together! Solidarity forever!

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

TODAY IS THE DAY! Higher ed workers & students across the country are coming together to demand: Hands Off Higher Ed! Fund Education, Not War & Deportation! Freedom to Teach, Research, and Learn! Learn more at labor4highered.org. #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires

Elizabeth Dalianis at FSFCCP AFT 2026 says: "I am looking forward to gathering in solidarity with colleagues and other workers this May Day. May Day signifies both the many achievements of the labor movement, but is also an opportunity to organize for our shared better future."

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Tomorrow we rise up. Higher ed workers are ready to reclaim our universities from billionaires and from partisan interference. Hands Off Higher Ed! Fund Education, Not War and Deportation! Freedom to Teach, Research, and Learn For All! Learn more and register for an action at labor4highered.org.

"May Day is a great way to honor the victories working people have made in the past and celebrate our positive vision for the future. We don't have to agree on every single thing, but showing up together, for each other, is important. Faculty, staff, and students all have so much more in common with each other than with the wealthy politicians who constantly try to divide us. Solidarity forever!" – Nikki Karam

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

On Monday, @uicgeo.org went out on strike. Yesterday, unions from across Chicago came together to stand in solidarity with UIC-GEO and demand a fair contract. UIC-UF president Aaron Krall talked about cross-union solidarity. Find a higher ed May Day action near you: www.labor4highered.org

"Today we stand with higher ed labor unions from around Chicago and across the country to demand the funding and the freedom we need to teach, learn, and research—not just here, but throughout the United States. For too long, higher ed workers have been either attacked or neglected and too disorganized to defend our sector. But now, together with our national unions and Higher Education Labor United, we are ready to fight for the future of our colleges and universities as a powerful higher education labor movement." – Aaron Krall, UIC-UF President

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Don't have a sign yet for May Day? Want to declare "Fund Education, Not War & Deportation!" or "Hands Off Higher Ed"? We've got you covered. Find printable signs and other resources at our May Day website: www.labor4highered.org #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires

"Fund Education, Not War and Deportation!" with union logos below

"Hands off higher ed!" with union logos below

"Freedom to Teach/Freedom to Learn/Freedom to Research" with union logos below

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

May Day is only four days away. Join us on Friday on campuses and in the streets, celebrating our power as workers and demanding: freedom to teach, freedom to learn, freedom to research. Find an event near you at www.labor4highered.org. #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires

Freedom to teach, freedom to learn, freedom to research – May Day 2026

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

May Day is ONE WEEK AWAY. Are you ready for the joy and solidarity? Join us at labor4highered.org #HandsOffHigherEd

"I'm excited for this May Day to be about building. Right now we are revolutionizing how we think about working together and bringing in new untapped groups (like graduate workers) who have the chance to bring about the positive, tangible change we need to survive." – Cassie Urbenz, Graduate Assistants United at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

This May Day, higher ed workers and students stand up for the country that we want and deserve – one where we fund education, not war and deportation. Share that dream? Join us next Friday. www.labor4highered.org #HandsOffHigherEd

Fund education, not war and deportation: May Day 2026

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

“What May Day symbolizes is the concept of a common humanity and internationalism – that we are all in it together.” – @sanders.senate.gov at tonight's "Students and Workers Rise Up on May Day" Call ❤️ Learn more at www.labor4highered.org #HandsOffHigherEd

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Students and higher ed workers are rising up on May Day! TONIGHT at 8pm ET HELU, @sanders.senate.gov, and many of our partner organizations are coming together to get hyped and learn more about what's happening on May Day. Join us on Zoom: www.mobilize.us/sunrisemovem... #HandsOffHigherEd

Students and workers rise up on May Day – 4/22 8pm ET Mass Call featuring Bernie Sanders

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Emily gets it: "Building power across the sector is crucial to our shared fights to fund education for all, stand together against war and authoritarianism, keep billionaires' hands off our institutions, and win the working conditions we all need." Learn about May Day 2026 at www.labor4highered.org

Emily Steinlight: “Higher ed workers are a major force here in Philly, so I'm excited that members of many unions are gearing up to march together this May Day as a unified higher ed coalition. Building power across the sector is crucial to our shared fights to fund education for all, stand together against war and authoritarianism, keep billionaires' hands off our institutions, and win the working conditions we all need.”

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Wednesday, April 22 at 8pm ET: Join HELU, @sanders.senate.gov, @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social, @ydsa.org, @aaup.org, @ueunion.org, and more to gear up for May Day. Hear how students and workers are organizing for freedom, affordability, and safety all across the country. www.mobilize.us/sunrisemovem...

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

On May 1, higher ed workers & students rise up together! Join HELU, @sanders.senate.gov, our partners @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @ydsa.org @aaup.org & others for a MASS MEETING on 4/22 at 8pm ET. Get the tools you need to host a May Day action at your school on May 1st! www.mobilize.us/sunrisemovem...

Horizontal banner: "Students and workers rise up on May Day: Mass Call 4/22 8pm ET" with a picture of Bernie Sanders and student protestors

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Join Dan from @umfaft.bsky.social in celebrating all the power we've built this May Day, and get energized for all the fights still to come. Learn more and register for an event near you at www.labor4highered.org #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires #DefendHigherEd

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 15/04/2026

Chronicle Exclusive: Labor unions representing faculty and staff at 125 campuses across the Northeast are pledging to work toward shared bargaining goals. Here’s what you need to know. chroni.cl/4cd7paI

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Can a New Pact Help Higher-Ed Workers Secure Better Pay?

A diverse set of unions at 125 campuses across the Northeast have committed to pursuing the same goals.

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

This May Day, join higher ed workers across the nation and fight for an affordable and safe education that serves the common good. Learn more and register at www.labor4highered.org #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires #DefendHigherEd

Hands off higher ed – May Day 2026 white and black text on yellow-orange background

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National Center for Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Ed @highered-cb.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

National Center Executive Director Bill Herbert is quoted in this Chronicle of Higher Education article on the new multi-union regional collective bargaining compact announced by @higheredlabor.bsky.social www.chronicle.com/article/dive...

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Can a New Pact Help Higher-Ed Workers Secure Better Pay?

A diverse set of unions at 125 campuses across the Northeast have committed to pursuing the same goals.

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Read about the Amherst Compact – "the first of its kind in higher education" – a pledge from labor unions representing faculty and staff members at 125 campuses across the Northeast to work together toward shared bargaining goals. Learn more @chronicle.com: www.chronicle.com/article/dive...

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Across the country, higher ed workers are organizing for May Day. Join Meghan from Wayne Academic Union in Detroit and many others in flexing our collective power! Learn more and get involved at www.labor4highered.org #maydaystrong #mayday #mayday2026

Quote from Meghan McGowan of Wayne Academic Union, with a photo of her in front of a "Detroit" sign: "Wayne Academic Union is marching with unions across job sectors and across the Metro Detroit region to show our worker power and stand in solidarity together. From infrastructure to education to service, workers run this country. It's long past time for us to flex our collective power. We know what's best for us - not billionaires, not authoritarians."

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

HELU's Vice Chair Jenna Chernega is, "excited to see working people join together on May Day to build power and solidarity. This is how we overcome the authoritarianism in our government and also create a new and better world for tomorrow." 👀 Watch this space for May Day resources, coming soon!

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

HELU stands in solidarity with the Rutgers Unions (@ruaaup-aft.bsky.social & @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social) as they negotiate for a fair and equitable contract for workers, students, and broader Rutgers communities. ❤️ #FairContractNow #RutgersContractCampaign2026 #ILoveRUnions #ISupportRutgersWorkers

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Solidarity today and always with our fellow worker-organizers at CFU-UAW at NYU – the energy today was wild and beautiful. We’ll be out there with you again tomorrow! Solidarity forever ❤️

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Higher ed workers must come together as a united front to defend higher education as a public good. HELU has been organizing since 2021 and is growing. Come to the Open House to find your place within our organization. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Register for HELU Open House
March 18, 2026
4pm ET
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/kERCVoczSoWpV8IjTRybLQ#/registration

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Read more about UCW-Virginia's fight for Collective Bargaining on HELU's blog: higheredlaborunited.org/2026/02/19/w...

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Last year we took action on Feb 19 to say Hands Off! Our education and research with @UAW.org, @AFT.org, @AAUP.org & more. Today we continue that work, fighting with #MayDayStrong for the world we need.

A rally on February 19, 2025 in New Haven.

A rally on February 19, 2025 in Washington, DC.

A rally on February 19, 2025 in Seattle.

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Want to organize against ICE on your campus? Join us Sunday, February 15, at 7pm ET on Zoom for a “Schools: Drop ICE Mass Call” with @sunrisemvmt, @aaupnational, @ydsa_official, @aftunion, and @ueunion. Register here: www.mobilize.us/highereducat...

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

We stand with our union siblings @uupinfo.bsky.social, who started negotiations with New York State today. Looking forward to all your wins and supporting you whenever needed! #uupcontract

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Let’s support workers in MN! Contribute to Unite HERE Local 17’s Solidarity Fund to support mutual aid for MN workers. Send us a copy of your receipt from contributing $20+ and we'll mail you a special HELU postcard & sticker! higheredlaborunited.org/2026/01/27/a... #ICEOUT #ICEOUTMN #ICEOutofMN

Image of postcard and sticker. Support Minnesota workers and HELU will send you a postcard & sticker.

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Post-march Day of Truth and Freedom Rally in Minneapolis! Amazing turnout, amazing vibes. Commemorate today's solidarity by contributing to Unite HERE Local 17's Solidarity Fund! Tell us & we'll send you a postcard AND a sticker: higheredlaborunited.org/postcards-fo... #ICEOUT #ICEOUTMN #ICEOutofMN

Photo of the Target Center in Minneapolis as it fills up for the post-march rally.

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Josh Michtom @rsgat.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

It's -20 in Minneapolis and organizers are in the streets before dawn getting ready for actions related to the general strike. They've had locals training out-of-town volunteers on how to prepare for and endure the cold. AND IT IS WORKING. THE STRIKE IS HAPPENING. THE CITY IS DOING THE DAMN THING...

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Let’s support workers in MN! Contribute $20+ to Unite HERE Local 17 Solidarity Fund to support mutual aid for MN union members. Send us a copy of your receipt and we'll mail you a special HELU postcard & sticker! workingpartnerships.betterworld.org/campaigns/un... #ICEOUT #ICEOUTMN #ICEOutofMN

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