Florida Rallies Against the Scotts’
By Margaret Bastar Over 15,000 protestors took action across the state of Florida to fight back against budget cuts at Awake the State, on March 8th. A series of rallies broke out across Florida opposing budget cuts targeting working class families and public sector employees. In Orlando, Gov. Scott is talking about removing collective bargaining […]
The Student Voice: Stop the attacks!
On March 2nd thousands of students and workers took action for SLAP’s national day of action across the country. Reports are still coming in about the exciting actions, rallies, marches and signs of solidarity. The student voice was made clear: stop the attacks on the public sector, stop the privatization, and support working families. Over […]
Tomorrow We Resist and Reclaim our Future!
By Chris Hicks Over the past few weeks, we’ve come a long ways. From the protests in Egypt to the protests in Madison, people around the world are resisting and reclaiming our future. Numerous attacks are being launched against workers, students, our community, and the public sector as a whole. That is why tomorrow on […]
Students and workers fight back against “Walker, Union Buster” in Wisconsin
by Samuel Sukaton, USSA Working Class Student Caucus Vice-Chair, UCLA Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, claiming budget necessity, has put forward a budget proposal which would curtail public service workers’ collective bargaining rights, cut public service workers’ take-home pay, and break unions in Wisconsin by making it a ‘right-to-work’ (for low wages) state. Students, workers, and […]
Where’s The Funding?!
SLAP’s campaign to make education a right through agitation, education, advocacy, and organizing! Each year, students have to fight tooth-and-nail on both the state and federal level to make government invested in fully funding and supporting higher education. It’s politically popular for elected officials to advocate for college students and higher education funding. however, most […]
Carrying On King’s Work
By Allison Fletcher Acosta At the time of his death in 1968, Dr. King was engaged in preparations for a Poor People’s Campaign that aimed to bring thousands of unemployed and working poor people to Washington, DC. At that time, the unemployment rate was 4% and fewer than 13% of Americans were living in poverty. […]
SAVE THE DATE! Jobs with Justice National Conference
Build power. Fight back. WIN! Jobs with Justice National Conference August 5-7, 2011 in Washington, DC This year – starting now – we are expecting an array of serious attacks on workers’ rights to hit state legislatures, including Right to Work for Less laws, paycheck deception, anti-prevailing wage bills, anti-immigrant bills, and continued attacks on the public […]
UIC students protest fee hikes
All over the nation, students are being denied an education because they can’t afford tuition costs. Student debt has surpassed all other forms of debt, but the Pell Grant will be underfunded by $5.5 billion in the coming year—denying hundreds of thousands of students a right to an education. As Pell Grants are targeted towards students from low-income families, underfunding is another way to discriminate against students.
DC Workers, Faith Leaders Speak Out Against Wage Theft
“Wage theft is a crime” was the theme of a rally and press event on Thursday, Nov. 18th that brought together workers, faith leaders, and community supporters. Held in front of the DC Metropolitan Police Dept. Headquarters, the rally gave workers a chance to speak out about the silent crime of wage theft and to […]
"Fair" is not Equal
According to the Boston Globe, “most” women make 77 cents to every dollar “most” men make. But let’s be real– African-American women make 68.9 cents and Latinas make 60.2 cents to every dollar a Caucasian man makes. I’m not trying to pull the race card, but I pulled it anyway. It’s in my hand, and […]
