Rally held at UW to protest Trump’s funding cuts: ‘We’re seeing graduate programs actually freezing’

Higher education workers gathered Wednesday afternoon for a rally at the University of Washington to protest federal funding cutbacks ordered by the Trump administration. The Union of Academic Student Employees, Postdocs & Researchers at the University of Washington (UAW 4121), in collaboration with Labor for Higher Education, a national coalition of unions representing higher education workers, took part in a “Hands Off Our Healthcare, Research and Jobs” rally.