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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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University of Washington Archive
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USAS at the University of Washington Pressures Adidas to Pay PT Kizone Workers
Posted on May 14, 2012 | No CommentsOriginally posted in The Daily at the University of Washington, May 11, 2012 By Jillian Stampher As of Friday, May 11, 2012 A large blue check for $1.8 million sits... -
UW Committee Puts Adidas In The ‘Hot Seat’
Posted on February 23, 2012 | No CommentsOriginally posted in The Daily at the University of Washington, February 23, 2012 The UW’s licensing contract with Adidas is being questioned after the company allegedly violated the university’s code... -
Eleven victories in 2011: Celebrate an incredible year for the student movement!
Posted on December 23, 2011 | No CommentsYou already know that 2011 has been an incredible year. But we think you’ll be blown away by this list of 11 incredible victories that USAS activists won alongside workers... -
U. Washington Kicks Out Sodexo! D.R. Workers’ Struggle Gains Momentum as U.S. Workers Win Unions
Posted on December 14, 2011 | No CommentsRead more: Seattle Times (12/14) – UW Daily (12/14) - UW USAS (12/14) - Associated Students of UW (12/14) Today, the University of Washington ended its 25-year relationship with Sodexo following a massive campaign by... -
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... -
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.... -
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... -
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... -
Unions: Keeping Corporate Greed in Check
Posted on May 24, 2011 | No CommentsRe-posted from Pursue: Action for a Just World Morgan Currier is a sophomore at the University of Washington studying Law in Societies and minoring in music. She began her work...