Naomi R Williams

Doing history for economic and racial justice

[Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations @RU_SMLR]

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: https://t.co/m9CE3LZll0

[@Highered-cb.bsky.social @HigherEd_CB]

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: https://t.co/5RTVKVUS5o

[Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @HigherEdLabor]

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:
https://t.co/5aNbwym0CN
8/9

[Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @HigherEdLabor]

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!
https://t.co/GA5WpuGXuZ
4/9

[Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @HigherEdLabor]

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:
https://t.co/oWeGGHV7ne
3/9

[Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @HigherEdLabor]

48k academic workers across the University of California system are on strike. Contribute to their Strike Support and Hardship Fund here:
https://t.co/YSN1iPJTPa
@uaw2865 @UAW5810 @sruuaw
2/9

[The Green New Deal and the Future of Work @GNDWork]

“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
https://t.co/x6BVcaHBZG

[TeachingFacultyUnion@HU @LecturersHU]

🚨 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

[Naomi R Williams @ProfNaomi]

@LoiselleAim great article
Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Education: Taking on Austerity | Labor | Duke University Press https://t.co/7jqACGoiq9

[Naomi R Williams @ProfNaomi]

.@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. https://t.co/hAELykRqbt

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

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.

[Nonprofit Quarterly @npquarterly]

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 https://t.co/1ytkY2nuyT @AydelotteFound @HigherEdLabor

[Naomi R Williams @ProfNaomi]

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

[Naomi R Williams @ProfNaomi]

https://t.co/NSAzmb1L4X happy to join The People's Forum on 26 March

[Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @HigherEdLabor]

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: https://t.co/oYolg9KQlH

[Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @HigherEdLabor]

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: https://t.co/ZYya4FtPTh

[Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @HigherEdLabor]

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!
https://t.co/owCBmfXl0W

#HigherEdWorkersUnite

[Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @HigherEdLabor]

Day 2 of the HELU #HigherEdWorkersUnite summit is underway!

[Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @HigherEdLabor]

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

[Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @HigherEdLabor]

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: https://t.co/ZYya4FtPTh