Georgia Campus Workers Lobby for Fair Pay and Better Working Conditions

United Campus Workers of Georgia-CWA Local 3265 held their inaugural CWA higher education lobby day at the Georgia State Capitol on Tuesday. With support from CWA District 3 legislative activists and the Georgia CWA Political Council, members from seven different Georgia campuses met with their state Senators and Representatives to gain additional sponsors on legislation to guarantee a fair pay raise for all Georgia higher education workers in 2019. Members also lobbied to improve working conditions of non-tenure track "adjunct" faculty and to improve overall higher education funding.

CWA Local 3265 has grown from the founding group of 50 UGA employees in November of 2017 to 350 CWA members at campuses across the state!

United Campus Workers of Georgia-CWA Local 3265 held their inaugural CWA higher education lobby day at the Georgia State Capitol to build support for a fair pay raise and better working conditions.