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Event: Labor & Black Struggle in the South

UCW Members are invited to join "Labor & Black Struggle in the South," an urgent conversation about the role of Labor and the transformational possibilities of buildin

Exploitation at ETSU: How the Adjunctification of Instruction Harms Faculty and Students at East Tennessee State University

New report from United Campus Workers revealing low pay, lack of health insurance, particularly troubling in light of the COVID-19 crisis

 Johnson City, Tenn.

UCW Endorses John Ray Clemmons for Nashville Mayor

United Campus Workers supports candidates who stand for the working class and the common good by opposing privatization, supporting public education, and fighting for living wages. After surveying candidates for their stances on issues, and inviting candidates for a Q&A at our June 24 membership meeting, UCW members voted to proudly endorse John Ray Clemmons for Nashville Mayor. 

Get involved in YOUR union this summer!

Hey UCW members! Whatcha doing this summer? We've got lots of opportunities coming up to get involved and learn organizing, campaign, and political skills to build our movement. If you're interested, email [email protected].

2019 Legislature: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

Wow - what a whirlwind this legislative session has been. From attacks on public education and voting rights to outrageous and unethical behavior from Speaker of the House Glen Casada, UCW has been closely following the good, the bad, and the ugly of the 2019 session.

UCW Lobby Day - Register to fight for fair raises, adjunct pay

Building on our work at the capitol last year, UCW has introduced our Fair Raise Act (HB 1105 / SB 1333 ) to give an across the board pay raise of at least $1000 to every state employee and our Moving TN Adjuncts Forward Act (HB 707 / SB 775) raise adjunct pay to a minimum of $1000 per credit hour. Our bills seek to address the unfairness of percentage raises, which disproportionately benefit those at the top and leave out adjunct faculty, most of whom haven't received a raise in 20 years. 

University of Memphis commits to a living wage

Memphis, TN --  On January 10,  the University of Memphis released an email to all employees concerning a joint resolution between the Staff and Faculty Senates calling for the minimum pay to be raised to $15/hr. United Campus Workers, Tennessee's only higher education union, applauds the efforts by University of Memphis to publicly address the crisis of low pay for its employees and calls for swift implementation of this needed change.

Attend your union's 2018 Statewide Convention in Nashville September 29!

Join fellow higher education employees from across Tennessee at our yearly gathering to:
* Build connections
* Discuss strategies & successes
* Strengthen our campaigns

UCW-CWA Local 3865 wins the 2018 Labor Notes Troublemakers Award

Read more about why here!

Read about United Campus Workers in "In These Times"!

It features members' stories from our beginnings to now!