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12 Mar, 2026

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Historical Labor Organizing in Arizona

16 Dec, 2025

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United Campus Workers Arizona smacks Trump "compact" off the table - for now

17 Sep, 2025

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"Egregious Offense" or Retaliation? A University of Arizona Worker's Story

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Union Members Address Growing Rightwing Threat on Campus

07 Nov, 2024

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Union Members Address Growing Rightwing Threat on Campus

Higher education labor and social justice organizing are in a historic upswing. Unfortunately, at the same time—and in direct response—the Right is waging an unprecedented assault on institutions, workers, and students.

Union Members Address Growing Rightwing Threat on Campus

Picture of three students sitting on a university lawn, laughing with eachother. Underneath in white over a blue background reads "university arrested 25 students for peaceful protest, now establishing a "free speech" center to remind us that they highly value dissenting opinions"

09 Oct, 2024

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Arizona's Free Speech Heroes

In a country where free speech is slowly being stripped from the public more and more each day, one brave institution decided to take a stand. Arizona State University (ASU) is creating a haven for free-thinkers on campus called the Center for Free Speech, “to encourage the uninhibited exchange of ideas”(Chow, 2024).

Arizona's Free Speech Heroes