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AU Students Say: “What’s Disgusting? Union Busting! What’s Outrageous? Adjunct Wages!”
03 February 2012 3:01 PM | No Comments
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Victory: Gildan Union Leaders in Haiti Rehired!
24 January 2012 6:01 PM | No Comments
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As Occupy Wall Street Has Changed Protest Dynamics, Vibrant Groups Like United Students Against Sweatshops Are Back in the Forefront
23 January 2012 12:56 PM | No Comments
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Watch USAS on ESPN, exposing Dallas Cowboys sweatshops!
08 January 2012 12:32 PM | No Comments
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Eleven victories in 2011: Celebrate an incredible year for the student movement!
23 December 2011 2:03 PM | No Comments
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VICTORY! Nike “Just Pays It”; Students and Garment Workers Beat Sportswear Giant!
Posted on July 26, 2010 | No CommentsMinutes ago, the CGT union in Honduras announced that it reached an agreement with Nike on behalf of the 1,800 former workers who sewed Nike college apparel at the factories Hugger de Honduras and Vision Tex. One year and six months after the factories closed and failed to pay $2.5 million in severance to the workers, and after a USAS campaign severed Nike contracts with universities for the first time ever, workers and USAS forced Nike to agree to everything they had been demanding. -
Nike Manager Admits to Sweatshops, Pressure Escalates at U of Washington
Posted on July 21, 2010 | No CommentsAs student activists continue to step up efforts to educate consumers at Nike retail stores across the country, positive feedback is pouring. One concerned customer e-mailed USAS to let us... -
Critical moment for Honduran workers’ fight: Tell Cornell to Cut Nike!
Posted on June 22, 2010 | No CommentsThis week, Cornell University President David Skorton is deciding whether to cut the school’s lucrative contract with Nike, or to continue doing business with the company despite grave violations of... -
Chancellor earns poor grade on labor solidarity report card
Posted on December 22, 2009 | 927 CommentsOn December 14, the Student Labor Action Coalition, a USAS affiliate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, turned the tables on Chancellor Biddy Martin and delivered a giant report card grading...