Protect Public Higher Ed

This month, the Trump administration has begun an attack on public research to further their extreme, right-wing agenda: freezing federal grants, undermining university budgets, censoring research on public health and climate change, and targeting workers at the NIH, CDC, NSF, and FDA. Most significantly, on Friday, February 7th, the NIH announced that it would be sharply lowering its indirect cost rate, a reckless divestment from public higher education that would disrupt scientific innovation and economic growth.

From coast to coast, Academic Workers are organizing through our unions to defend scientific research in the public interest.

On Wednesday, February 19, join academic workers across the country for a Day of Action to protect research in the public interest from billionaires and the extreme right.
Share your story. Academic workers are submitting testimonials about work on climate change, fundamental science, cutting-edge cancer treatments, and more, to show legislators and the public the impact the proposed cuts to federal grants would have on this critical research.

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Will you attend the national day of action on February 19th?

Yes!

Briefly describe your research for a general, non-expert audience.

How will the attacks on federal research funding impact your work?

What actions will you take to protect public higher education and research?

I will bring colleagues to the February 19th day of actionI will help plan the day of action at my institutionReach out to me about other ways to get involved

My workplace is not yet unionized, but I'd like to learn how to win a union!

Please reach out to me about forming a union at my institution.

Protect Public Higher Education and Research