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Campus workers speaking at SC State House

04 May, 2026

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"Hands Off Higher Ed!": Campus workers demand end to attacks on diversity and academic freedom

UCW-SC organized a Hands Off Higher Ed Press Conference to amplify the voices of campus workers demanding an end to legislative attacks on freedom of inquiry and expression on SC campuses.

"Hands Off Higher Ed!": Campus workers demand end to attacks on diversity and academic freedom

08 Mar, 2026

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Sign the Open Letter in Opposition to Anti-Diversity Legislation

As the union of faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate student workers at public institutions of higher education in South Carolina, UCW-SC calls on campus workers and community members to

Sign the Open Letter in Opposition to Anti-Diversity Legislation

Union Members Address Growing Rightwing Threat on Campus

07 Nov, 2024

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Union Members Address Growing Rightwing Threat on Campus

Higher education labor and social justice organizing are in a historic upswing. Unfortunately, at the same time—and in direct response—the Right is waging an unprecedented assault on institutions, workers, and students.

Union Members Address Growing Rightwing Threat on Campus

Workers rally for living wages at USC. 10/26/23.

21 Mar, 2024

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USC Workers to Deliver Living Wage Petition to President Amiridis

Columbia, SC - The United Campus Workers union of South Carolina (UCW-CWA 3765), will hold a rally at the Horseshoe on Thursday, March 28 at 3:30pm.

USC Workers to Deliver Living Wage Petition to President Amiridis

U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su with United Campus Workers South Carolina union t-shirt

01 Feb, 2024

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U.S. Secretary of Labor to USC Campus Workers: "Keep organizing, we've got your back"

Columbia, S.C. - In a visit to Columbia, U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su spoke with members of labor unions from around the state, including United Campus Workers, the Union of Southern Service Workers, and the United Steel Workers.

U.S. Secretary of Labor to USC Campus Workers: "Keep organizing, we've got your back"

10/26 Campus Worker Speak-Out Speakers Group Photo

30 Oct, 2023

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"One job should be enough:" Campus workers speak out for living wages

Campus workers at the University of South Carolina gathered at the Russell House patio on the morning on Thursday October 26 to call for living wages for all. Workers shared their stories, telling of their struggles to make ends meet in the face of inflation and a rising cost of living.

"One job should be enough:" Campus workers speak out for living wages