Press
Below are links to our press releases and news mentions from 2020 up until now.
Please direct all media inquiries to Hannah McKinney at [email protected].
Our Press Releases
United Campus Workers Spurn Arizona Board of Regents Meeting in Flagstaff (09/30/25)
Campus Labor Union Gathers Community to Flood Public Comments of Arizona Regents Meeting (06/09/25)
Arizona Higher Education Labor Union Calls on University Presidents to Sign "Call for Constructive Engagement" (05/14/25)
Eleven Arizona Labor Organizations and Scores of Union Members to Join National May Day March to Demand Justice for Working Families (04/28/25)
AZ Universities Failing Students and Workers Amid Federal Attacks on Higher Education (04/07/25)
United Campus Workers to Advocate for Higher Education Legislation at the Capitol (02/26/25)
United Campus Workers Demand Response to Higher Ed Attacks from Board of Regents (02/10/25)
UCWAZ Calls On Arizona Regents To Move Focus From Administrative Bonuses To Improving Working Conditions (12/12/24)
United Campus Workers Fight Student Fees at ABOR Meeting (09/23/24)
Candidates from the United Campus Workers Highlight Higher Education and Labor this Election Season (09/20/24)
UCWAZ and ASA Denounces Universities’ Repression of Student Protests and Free Speech (06/17/2024)
UCWAZ Demands Shared Governance and Accountability from Leadership (04/16/24)
United Campus Workers AZ Defends Shared Governance by Opposing HB2735 and HB2178 (02/22/24)
Arizona State University Raises Student Fees Despite Graduate Students Voting No, Union Responds with Fee Waiver Petition (03/13/23)
Press Coverage
Check out some of the press coverage about our union and the work we’re doing!
2025
'Surveillance state': Groups ask U of A to stop using cameras that read license plates(AZ Daily Star, 2025)
Arizona campus workers CWA Local 7065: Public comment as a structure test (HELU, 2025)
Diversity cuts protest, heated clash and more (Tucson Spotlight, 2025)
At Least Eight Arizona Student University Students See Visas Revoked (ABC 15 Arizona, 2025)
Analysis: Student Worker Unions Are a Force for Reproductive Justice (Rewire News Group, 2025)
You can read press coverage of our union's interviews with news outlets on the topic of international students and visa holders by clicking the button below.
Rapid Response News Stories
2023
New petition wants Turning Point banned from 2 Arizona universities (12/01/2023)
UA students, staff rally over school’s reaction to money crisis, Israel, more (11/21/2023)
Outraged UA community calls for audit, accountability amid shocking financial crisis (11/15/2023)
This May Day, Let’s Celebrate the Campus Labor Movement (05/01/2023)
Local Opinion: UA needs to focus on students, employees (02/25/2023)
- University of Arizona raises minimum wage to $15 an hour (01/20/2023)
2021
Tim Steller's opinion: UA's reputation as employer demands repaying furlough money (12/28/21)
University of Arizona workers rally, call for stronger pandemic protocols (11/15/21)
University of Arizona, ASU and NAU to require employees get vaccinated (11/15/21)
UA professors: Ashford University is a bad deal for UA, students and community (11/4/21)
UArizona president speaks about employee vaccine mandate (10/18/21)
Arizona universities to require COVID-19 vaccination for employees, including student workers (10/15/21)
Maricopa judge strikes down Arizona’s 'unconstitutional' mask and vaccine mandate bans (9/29/21)
Arizona educators file for injunction to block bills that ban mask, vaccine mandates (8/24/21)
ASU Union is Pushing for Change Despite Lack of Recognition From Administration (3/15/21)
ASU Workers Demand Remote Learning, Access To Vaccines (1/10/21)
The Pandemic is Sparking a Wave of Union Drives on College Campuses (2/15/21)
- ASU Employees Forming Union Hope To Engage With University Quickly (1/6/21)
2024
As U. of Arizona Confronts Budget Cuts, Workers and Students Brace for the Worst (New York Times, 2024)
Campus Workers Protest at ABOR Meeting Against Controversial State Bills (Arizona State Press, 2024)
UCWAZ calls for Robbins and Rulney to resign (The Daily Wildcat, 2024)
U of A workers union: Robbins should resign immediately, not in 2026 (Arizona Daily Star, 2024)
United Campus Workers of Arizona rally at UA demanding shared governance and accountability from leadership (KGUN9, 2024)
2022
ASU, UA workers petition schools for thriving wages, better job security (12/21/22)
UA, ASU unions demand $25 an hour minimum wage, stronger teaching contracts (11/5/22)
Leveling the Information Playing Field (5/20/22)
Some call on University of Arizona to rethink in-person classes at semester's start (1/27/22)
University of Arizona starts spring semester in-person despite pushback from faculty union (1/12/22)
Universidades de Arizona implementan protocolos de seguridad para el regreso a clases (1/11/22)
UCWAZ demand vaccine mandate, flexible learning options, hazard pay (1/11/22)
UA will rely on tests, masks to slow spread of COVID-19 as classes begin this week (1/10/22)
Arizona universities implement safety protocols as students return to campus (1/9/22)
Union asking ASU, UA to go remote for start of spring semester (1/6/22)
Amid COVID-19 surge, some UArizona faculty, students push for virtual start to semester (1/5/22)
- Arizona educators seek injunction on the ban of mask mandates (1/5/22)
2020
ASU Employees Form Union To Lift Their Voices, Concerns Amid Pandemic (12/23/20)
Arizona State University workers go union, found United Campus Workers chapter (12/22/20)
Arizona State University workers join UA in historic decision to unionize (12/21/20)
Unpacking the Arizona-Ashford Deal (9/15/20)
UArizona faculty, staff officially launch labor union (9/7/20)
Arizona-Ashford Backlash Begins (8/4/20)
- Report: 'No Need' To Furlough, Lay Off University Of Arizona Employees Despite Projected Losses (6/26/20)
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