Take Action for Public Higher Education

Demand a Safe Reopening

Laying Out Our Demands

Support the Unionized Workers Who Make Our Campuses Work

Join with public higher education faculty and staff in demanding a safe, equitable and educationally sound reopening of our public colleges and universities in the time of COVID-19.

Call on Higher Education Commissioner Carlos Santiago, UMass President Marty Meehan, the members of the Board of Higher Education and the UMass Board of Trustees to take action.

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Call for COVID relief

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Support the Heroes Act

On May 15, the U.S. House of Representatives passed The HEROES Act, a $3 trillion funding bill that would provide major new resources for public services, including to public education from preK through college, to state, municipalities and to students burdened by heavy debt. Now it is time for our U.S. senators to take action.

Please send a message to your U.S. senators urging them to support the HEROES Act.

Take Action Facts on the Heroes Act

Demand Action at Our Community Colleges and State Universities

Stop the layoffs at Bristol Community College

Call on Bristol Community College President Laura Douglas to halt her proposed layoffs which will drastically harm the academic support services that students rely on.

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Call for Emergency Action for Health Care

Call on state legislators, Governor Charlie Baker and Higher Education Commissioner Carlos Santiago to take emergency action to provide health care to adjunct faculty at our public colleges and state universities.

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UMass-Related Actions

Stop Layoffs at UMass Lowell

Tell higher ed officials and elected leaders: UMass Lowell must continue to negotiate with workers and treat them as essential, not expendable.

Support UMass Lowell workers

UMass Works Because We Do

Ask your state legislators to support a robust federal COVID relief bill with the funding necessary to keep our public higher education institutions intact.

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No Cuts to UMass Personnel

Cutting jobs and increasing unemployment is bad for all — workers and their families, our communities and our local economies — and will hurt our recovery.

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