Region 9A Represents at Higher Education Council’s Annual Meeting

On May 8 and 9, the UAW Higher Education Council convened on Zoom for its annual meeting. UAW President Shawn Fain joined for the opening plenary to acknowledge the numerous wins in new organizing and contract campaigns over the past year, including the founding of two new locals in Region 9A: Local 3270 at Wellesley College and Local 7650 at the University of Maine. 

Two panel discussions dug deeper into Higher Education wins, including how to organize and win strong contracts under the second Trump Administration, and how workers in New York and Massachusetts are pursuing state-level funding for scientific research. Over 100 attendees participated in organizing workshops focused on increasing local union membership, fighting grievances, and organizing international workers. 

The Council meeting wrapped on Saturday afternoon with members working on industry standards in the Higher Education sub-councils: faculty, staff, student workers, and postdocs, and researchers. Along with Region 9A, members from Regions 1, 4, 6, 8, and 9 attended and participated in the Council meeting.