Get Involved

As state houses systematically defund public higher education, academic unions are at the vanguard of the fight for job security, fair wages, and equitable treatment for all campus employees. WAU members have long been passionate advocates for student success, high impact research, and academic freedom. There is no better way to defend the issues faculty and academic staff care about than by getting involved with your union.

Current to-dos

  • Call your elected officials and tell them to act on the dismantling of the Department of Education, to stop the NSF/NIH funding freeze, end immigration raids, and to fund higher ed! Log your calls here.

  • Ask three friends to do the same

    • Sample message: Hi [name], WAU is working to log 3,000 calls to Congress before the end of the semester. Here’s a graphic with all the information you need. Could you please make 3 calls and log them here? www.Bit.ly/LogYourCallsFeb2025

If you only have a few hours

  • Attend general membership meetings

  • Wear or display your WAU swag on campus, at home, and on the weekend

  • Follow WAU, AAUP, AFT, and AFT-Michigan on social media and amplify their pro-labor messages (find our social links at the bottom of the page!)

  • Call your elected officials and urge them to support increased funding for higher education 

If you’re ready for a more significant role

If you don’t have time to give, but you’d like to support those who do

If you want to get involved in a different way, or don’t know what you’d like to do

If you are interested in focusing on a specific issue, you have a unique skill set you think the union needs, or you want to get involved but still are not sure how, please complete an interest survey and someone will be in touch about how to get involved!