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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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designated suppliers program Archive
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Georgetown to Implement Designated Suppliers Program!
Posted on March 22, 2012 | No CommentsOriginally posted in The Georgetown Voice, March 22, 2012 University to implement anti-sweatshop regulations Written by Connor Jones on March 22, 2012 in News. No Comments. As early as this summer, Georgetown is likely to... -
Brown University Students Demand a Sweatshop-Free Solution
Posted on March 12, 2012 | No CommentsOriginally posted in The Brown Daily Herald, Published March 12, 2012 Martinez ’14, Medina ’14: End sweatshops sponsored by our bookstore Mariela Martinez and Stephanie Medina Guest Columnists Earlier this semester Stephanie... -
U.S. Department of Justice Gives Universities Green Light on the Designated Suppliers Program!
Posted on February 20, 2012 | No CommentsWe just got the green light. Finally, 7 years after USAS activists made a simple proposal that multinational apparel corporations making our school’s clothes must keep production in factories that actually respect... -
Twenty-Five Universities Cut Contracts with Russell Athletic, a Serial Abuser of Workers Rights!
Posted on February 26, 2009 | 1,113 CommentsCoverage of this case has reached The NYTimes, USAToday, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Rachel Maddow show, and local news across the nation! To see regular updates on this... -
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... -
Marquette University Signs on to the DSP!
Posted on August 22, 2007 | 861 CommentsAfter a year-long student campaign, Marquette University has become the 37th school to adopt the Designated Suppliers Program. Marquette now joins schools like the University of California, University of Wisconsin,... -
Students Sitting in at Stanford!
Posted on May 22, 2007 | 192 Comments11 students at Stanford University are currently sitting in in their president’s office to demand that Stanford University adopt policies that would ensure that their university apparel is produced in... -
Purdue Students Sit-In to Demand Sweatfree Campus
Posted on November 16, 2006 | 552 CommentsOn November 16 at noon, 15 students at Purdue University staged a sit-in in their President’s office demanding that Purdue University adopt the Designated Suppliers Program. By adopting the Designated... -
UMiami and Fordham U. Adopt DSP!
Posted on September 6, 2006 | 199 CommentsTwo more schools sign onto the Designated Suppliers Program! Two more schools, the University of Miami and Fordham University, have recently adopted the Designated Suppliers Program (DSP), bringing the total... -
Over 650 Professors Endorse the DSP
Posted on July 12, 2006 | 163 CommentsOver 650 professors have endorsed the NEW SweatFree Campus Campaign! Given this accomplishment, we placed an advertisement in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Know of supportive professors? Send them to...