Endorsement of March 4 National Day of Action to Defend Education from
USAS: Organizing for Student and Worker Power
Across the country, USAS organizers are fighting alongside campus workers to stop budget cuts that hurt us the most, while on average university presidents got a raise last year and bank executives took home bonuses from their taxpayer bailout. For 12 years, USAS has organized to build the power of the workers who make our campuses run, of the garment workers who sew our schools’ clothes, and of students ourselves.
In this spirit, we endorse the March 4 National Day of Action to Defend Education. We will be taking action on our campuses and in our communities across the country on March 4, and we encourage all students and workers to do the same.
On the heels of USAS’ victory with the SITRAJERZEESH union in Honduras, who were told it was impossible to re-open their union factory during an economic crisis, we know we can win if we fight together!
Looking beyond March 4, local USAS groups are engaged in strategic campaigns to pressure college administrators and lawmakers to stop the cuts on students’ and workers’ backs. USAS organizers have launched the national “Hands Off Higher Ed!” campaign in order to pool together the experience we have from years of local campaigning for economic justice at our schools. We invite all student organizers to join with us to share resources and sharpen our strategies to win on the local level, as we continue fighting together with the countless national, regional and local organizations working to build a broad movement to defend higher education!
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