SAVE THE DATE!
National Day of Action in higher ed - rally and teach-in at PSU
April 17th, 2025
Montgomery Plaza, adjacent to Karl Miller Center, at SW 6th & Harrison St.
Join campus labor unions and student groups for a city-wide rally of higher education workers, students and organizers as part of a National Day of Action to take back our education system. The event is being organized by a large coalition of organizations, including sponsorship by AFT-Oregon, our parent union, and the national coalition Higher Education Labor United, of which PSUFA is a member. The Day of Action has developed the following set of demands:
We Take Action to Defend Worker Autonomy.
We Take Action for the Freedom to Teach and Learn.
We Take Action to Defend the Value of Dissent.
We Take Action for Wall-to-Wall Unionization in Higher Ed.
We Take Action for Education As a Civil Right.
We Take Action in Recognition of the Power of the Strike.
The full descriptions of the demands can be read here: dayofactionforhighered.org/agenda
PSUFA will be rallying along with all PSU campus labor unions, several AFT affiliated unions across Portland including PCC and OHSU, Portland State Faculty and Students for Justice in Palestine (FSJP), ASPSU, and others.
April 17th events include…
12–1pm - Rally in Montgomery Plaza
1–2pm - Art build, solidarity, food and discussion, KMC 465
2–3:30pm - National Palestine teach-in watch party, KMC 465
3:30–4 - Food and community gathering
4–5:30 - Free Higher Ed Now - national teach-in
We encourage you to wear your union swag and/or your keffiyeh, bring a sign, bring your students and co-workers!
A full list of the national live-streamed events can be viewed here: https://www.dayofactionforhighered.org/events