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UNITED ACADEMICS OF PHILADELPHIA

We are AFT Local 9608, building community and collective bargaining power for adjuncts, non-tenure-track faculty, and staff, at colleges and universities across the Philadelphia region. Join us!

BIG NEWS! Moore Staff are unionizing with UAP!
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Arcadia Adjuncts are currently covered by a one-year extension of their second UAP union contract
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View fullsize Spring is on the way, and Arcadia Adjuncts are invited to connect this Thursday over bagels & coffee! Adjunct Union Breakfast Meetup Thursday March 12th, 10-11am Taylor 316 Plan to come by to chat with your fellow Adjuncts & grab a bagel at
View fullsize Arcadia Adjunct Union Members have Ratified a One-Year Contract Extension with a 99% YES Vote! What's in the Extension? All current benefits remain! Including: 5% retirement match Professional development funds Tuition remission Course developme
View fullsize Arcadia Adjuncts have a Tentative Agreement on a one-year Contract Extension! Union Members - Ratification voting has begun! Check your inbox for the full details on the TA and to get your Ratification Vote in today! Our Ad Hoc Bargaining Team urges
View fullsize Arcadia Adjuncts are back on campus for the Spring 2026 semester! Adjunct faculty colleagues on the Organizing Committee are ready to help share resources and make sure all Arcadia Adjuncts know their rights, benefits and protections under our unio
View fullsize New Year, new semester, new union?! Get reconnected with Higher Ed labor colleagues & comrades from across the Philly region for the start of the semester! Thursday January 15th, 6-8pm Love City Brewing 1023 Hamilton St Philadelphia ( Callowhil
View fullsize In Philadelphia, thousands of Higher Ed workers are employed for one term or year at a time, with no guarantee of continued employment and often no benefits. Nationally, over 25% of part-time adjunct faculty use some form of public assistance to supp
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View fullsize Philly Higher Ed stands up & fights back! A coalition of Higher Ed & Healthcare faculty, staff, students, grad workers, postdocs, researchers, nurses and more gathered today outside the Philly office of @senmccormickpa to demand that he stan