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USAS at the University of Washington Pressures Adidas to Pay PT Kizone Workers
14 May 2012 12:25 AM | No Comments
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Hotel Workers and University Students – The Fight Against the Corporate University
10 May 2012 6:03 PM | No Comments
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USAS joins with Clean Clothes Campaign to Demand Adidas Pay $1.8 M Owed to Indonesian Workers
10 May 2012 5:00 AM | No Comments
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Louisiana State University USAS Petitions Chancellor Martin to affiliate with the Worker Rights Consortium
04 May 2012 6:23 PM | No Comments
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SLAC: University of Wisconsin Chancellor Ward must cut ties to Adidas, end mediation
03 May 2012 6:27 PM | No Comments
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arrests Archive
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76 USAS activists arrested during wave of 13 occupations this spring!
Posted on June 6, 2011 | No CommentsOccupations, sit-ins, study-ins. Headlines and handcuffs. Sounds like USAS in the springtime! This year, USAS-affiliated groups organized 13 occupations in university presidents offices, and those university presidents ordered a total of... -
71 Student Arrests this Spring in Wave of Sit-Ins to Kick Out Sodexo71 arrestations d’étudiants ce printemps de la vague des sit-in au Kick Out Sodexo
Posted on June 2, 2011 | No CommentsFrom April 25, 2011, through June 1, 2011, three universities made 71 student arrests instead of respecting students’ free speech and taking meaningful action to confront Sodexo’s worker rights abuses.... -
Sodexo’s “War” on Worker Rights (UW Daily)
Posted on May 24, 2011 | No CommentsOriginally posted in the University of Washington Daily ‘This is the war we’ve given them’ By Lauren Kronebusch - May 24, 2011 Scott Woodward’s assistant is tall, lean and sports a... -
Ohio State arrests 9 students; Crack down on free speech as Pres. Gee denies responsibility for human rights
Posted on May 23, 2011 | No CommentsUPDATE: Columbus Dispatch: “Nine arrested at Ohio State protest” The Lantern: “OSU Police arrest 9 protesters outside Gee’s office” ABC TV 6: “Protest Outside OSU Prez’ Office” AP: “9 arrested... -
U. Wash. arrests 13 more students in 2nd peaceful sit-in to stop Sodexo’s human rights abuse
Posted on May 19, 2011 | No CommentsUPDATES/NEWS: Seattle Times: “Anti-Sodexo student group stages another sit-in at UW” UW Daily: “We’re Not Going Away” KIRO 7 TV: “Student protest at UW” (Video) Message from Morgan Currier, UW... -
7 Students Arrested at Emory U. for Peacefully Protesting Sodexo’s Worker Rights Abuses!
Posted on April 25, 2011 | No CommentsUpdate 4/25 2:38 PM: 7 students were arrested last night by Emory police. There is great video of the arrests here, here, and here. Atlanta biggest newspaper covers the arrest of... -
Over 50 USAS Activists Arrested in 2008!
Posted on September 11, 2008 | 1,299 CommentsUniversity administrations have stalled the organizing efforts of workers on their own campuses and workers around the world for too long– but USAS activists are fighting back in solidarity with... -
Stanford Affiliates with the WRC!
Posted on May 30, 2007 | 659 CommentsFollowing a series of protests at Stanford University, ending with a sit in on May 22 where 11 students were arrested for occupying their president’s office, Stanford University announced that... -
Students Arrested at UC Davis!
Posted on May 23, 2007 | 737 CommentsToday, 15 students,workers, and community leaders were arrested for occupying their chancellor’s office. They were demanding that subcontrated student workers be reclassified as university employees and given the right to...