Never do the expected
Being in that place of overlap between the student and labor movements can surely cause us sometimes to wonder just how we’re going to get out of the mess we’re in.
From Across Generations: Care Stories from Student Part Two
As part of the Caring Across Generations campaign, the Student Labor Action Project is proud to present a series of care stories from students.
From Across Generations: Care Stories from Students Part One
As part of the Caring Across Generations campaign, the Student Labor Action Project is proud to present a series of care stories from students.
UW means the University of Wisconsin, not the University of Walker
By Sam Nelson, George Washington University SLAP On August 1st, as the U.S. Student Association’s 65th National Student Congress began to wrap up, over one hundred students from across the country assembled at the University of Wisconsin
Walmart response to workers’ rights? “Evacuate!”
By Ben Bull, UMass SLAP On July 31st, fifty students from across the country loaded onto a bus in Madison, Wisconsin and departed for a nearby Walmart to protest the illegal firing of Walmart Associates.
50 Years of Walmart: Where are we now?
Walmart to Respect DC community? By Joanna Stewart, National Jobs with Justice Intern As Walmart prepares to celebrate its 50th Anniversary, groups across the country have been organizing their own teach-ins and town halls to tell their own story about what 50 years of Walmart has meant to workers and communities. In Washington, DC the […]
A Step in the Right Direction: The Affordable Care Act is upheld
by Samuel Nelson, Student Labor Action Project & Caring Across Generations Organizer In a major victory for health care advocates, the Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision upheld not only the individual mandate, but every aspect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
SLAP turns 13!
Note: For those who can’t make the fundraiser or wish to donate online ahead of time, please visit this link.
How much higher?
By Kelsey West, a SLAP student at the University of Oregon On Wednesday June 6th, students from University of Oregon pushed back against new tuition hikes at the University of Oregon. Oregon’s State Board of Higher Education passed tuition hikes for all seven of the state’s public universities. At the University of Oregon there will be a 6.1% tuition […]
Caring Across All Divides
By Samuel Nelson, National Student Labor Action Project Intern on Caring Across Generations When the Supreme Court ruled on Olmstead v. L.C. in 1999, thus allowing those who have the approval of a state treatment professional to live on their own, it was a major victory for disability rights advocates. Today’s hearing, called by Senator […]
