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VICTORY! Nike “Just Pays It”; Students and Garment Workers Beat Sportswear Giant! Minutes ago, the CGT union in Honduras announced that it reached an agreement with Nike on behalf of the 1,800...
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After decade of struggle, Dominican Republic worker activists make college apparel again Ever since student activists first formed USAS in the ’90s, apparel corporations and college administrators insisted it was impossible to...
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  • VICTORY!  Nike “Just Pays It”; Students and Garment Workers Beat Sportswear Giant!0July 26, 2010

    VICTORY! Nike “Just Pays It”; Students and Garment Workers Beat Sportswear Giant!

    Minutes ago, the CGT union in Honduras announced that it reached an agreement with Nike on behalf of the 1,800...
  • Nike Manager Admits to Sweatshops, Pressure Escalates at U of Washington0July 21, 2010

    Nike Manager Admits to Sweatshops, Pressure Escalates at U of Washington

    As student activists continue to step up efforts to educate consumers at Nike retail stores across the country, positive feedback...
  • After decade of struggle, Dominican Republic worker activists make college apparel again1July 19, 2010

    After decade of struggle, Dominican Republic worker activists make college apparel again

    Ever since student activists first formed USAS in the ’90s, apparel corporations and college administrators insisted it was impossible to...
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    Nike Manager Admits to Sweatshops, Pressure Escalates at U of…

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    After decade of struggle, Dominican Republic worker activists make college…

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  • July 16, 2010

    Seattle Community Urges University of Washington to End Nike Contract

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    Students Cover Nike Lobbyist Office with “Just Pay It!” Flyers

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    Nike “Bites the Dust”: Cornell Commits to Dropping Nike

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    Ex-Workers’ Letters Emphasize Daily Suffering while Nike and Universities Drag…

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    Critical moment for Honduran workers’ fight: Tell Cornell to Cut…

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    Young Workers Plan the Future of the Union Movement

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    New Report: HEI Hotels a Bad Investment for University Endowments

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    University of Wisconsin cuts Nike over labor abuses in Honduras!!!

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