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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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sit-in Archive
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It’s Time to Fight Back!: USAS Summer Retreat 2011
Posted on August 17, 2011 | No CommentsWe came together as student organizers from all corners of the country for the 2011 USAS Summer Retreat, to plan how we’ll fight back against corporate greed to win economic... -
A Coalition to be Reckoned with: MEChA and USAS Kick Out Sodexo!
Posted on August 11, 2011 | No CommentsA report from University of Washington students Gaby Guillén and Morgan Currier who allied MEChA and USAS on their campus through the Kick Out Sodexo Campaign. My name is Gabriela... -
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... -
Take Action: UW Students Occupy Admissions, Refuse to be Ignored!
Posted on June 1, 2011 | No CommentsUpdate: UW arrested 15 students. More details to come. We are thrilled to let you know we have just occupied the University of Washington’s admissions office together with members of... -
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... -
USASers Occupy President’s Office at University of Texas, biggest licensing school in the country!
Posted on May 2, 2011 | 750 CommentsStudents Occupy University of Texas President’s Office By Nathan Bernier KUT, an affiliate of NPR April 29, 2011 Students occupied UT president Bill Powers’ office Friday afternoon, located in... -
Take Action: Ten Years Too Long for Longhorn Gear Made in Sweatshops
Posted on April 29, 2011 | 1,849 CommentsI’m a student at the University of Texas, whose school gear rakes in the most profit of any school in the world. I’m outraged that for over a decade, the... -
5 Sit-ins in 6 School Days: USAS Activists Continue Spring Showdown for Worker Rights!
Posted on April 27, 2011 | 2,442 CommentsUpdate: Since this post was drafted, students at the University of Texas – whose apparel sales generate more profit than any other school in the world- occupied their President’s office... -
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...