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Wal-Mart, Nike, others steal $10.5 million in wages from Indian garment workers Today, USAS sent out a press release calling out Wal-Mart, Nike and other major retailers and apparel brands for stealing...
USAS Endorses March 4: Defend Education! Endorsement of March 4 National Day of Action to Defend Education from USAS: Organizing for Student and Worker Power Across the country,...
Notre Dame police try to silence students: Call in today! Take action now:  E-mail Notre Dame President John Jenkins or call him to support free speech and worker rights! On Saturday,...
Hark, the students & workers sing!: Caroling against hour cuts at UChicago The University of Chicago’s USAS affiliate SOUL (Students Organizing United with Labor) has gotten some attention for the most recent...
Chancellor earns poor grade on labor solidarity report card On December 14, the Student Labor Action Coalition, a USAS affiliate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, turned the tables on...
  • Wal-Mart, Nike, others steal $10.5 million in wages from Indian garment workers0March 10, 2010

    Wal-Mart, Nike, others steal $10.5 million in wages from Indian garment workers

    Today, USAS sent out a press release calling out Wal-Mart, Nike and other major retailers and apparel brands for stealing...
  • USAS Endorses March 4: Defend Education!1February 26, 2010

    USAS Endorses March 4: Defend Education!

    Endorsement of March 4 National Day of Action to Defend Education from USAS: Organizing for Student and Worker Power Across the country,...
  • Notre Dame police try to silence students: Call in today!0February 26, 2010

    Notre Dame police try to silence students: Call in today!

    Take action now:  E-mail Notre Dame President John Jenkins or call him to support free speech and worker rights! On Saturday,...
  • March 10, 2010

    Release: Wal-Mart, Macy’s, H&M Silent as Indian Suppliers Steal Millions

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    Wal-Mart, Nike, others steal $10.5 million in wages from Indian…

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  • February 26, 2010

    USAS Endorses March 4: Defend Education!

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  • February 26, 2010

    Notre Dame police try to silence students: Call in today!

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  • January 25, 2010

    2010 National Conference Agenda

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  • January 17, 2010

    Ride Board for 2010 Conference

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  • December 23, 2009

    Hark, the students & workers sing!: Caroling against hour cuts…

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  • December 22, 2009

    Chancellor earns poor grade on labor solidarity report card

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  • November 18, 2009

    Details of the Historic Victory by Honduran Factory Workers

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  • November 18, 2009

    USAS Press Release on Jerzees de Honduras victory

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  • November 18, 2009

    Press Round-up on Jerzees de Honduras victory

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  • November 17, 2009

    WE WON! Honduran Union signs historic agreement with Russell Athletic!

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  • September 4, 2009

    Welcome to the new USAS website

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  • July 30, 2009

    Warren Buffett’s Russell Athletic Caught Lying About Death Threats

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  • February 26, 2009

    Twenty-Five Universities Cut Contracts with Russell Athletic, a Serial Abuser…

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