In order to have the time and energy to invest in vital student-lead initiatives for racial equity on campus, UArts faculty need job security and equitable pay. A faculty union is the best way to create the stability we need to seed and sustain positive changes within the university.

I grew up in Michigan, where I saw first-hand how the UAW secured better wages and benefits for working families. When I visit now, it’s equally clear how the erosion of unions has decimated communities. It was the same in my twenty years in newspapers. Working at union papers meant that I always fared better than my friends doing the same jobs in non-union newsrooms. Unions have always meant better things for working folks. I want to see that happen at UArts.