Issues

Imagine a world where everyone who chooses to is able to go to college; a world where workers on our campuses and in our communities have a voice about their working conditions; a world where the fruits and vegetables we eat are picked by workers who earn a living wage; a world where we can proudly wear our university apparel, knowing the workers that made our clothing were paid fairly and afforded the basic rights of breaks, safe working conditions and an 8 hour work day; a world where jobs support workers and the environment. Now is the time to turn our dreams for a better world into a reality.

Campus Compact

Campus Compact

Campus Compact is a campaign being run by SLAP chapters around the country. The Compact was built through the success of student organizing over the past decade – from living wages, to students controlling committees that decide business partners, the right to unionize and acknowledging the power our campuses have as the labor standard setters.


Change Walmart, Change America

Change Walmart, Change America

As the largest private sector employer in the United States, Walmart has enormous power to set the trends not just for the retail and service industries, but for the economy as a whole.


Caring Across Generations

Caring Across Generations

Every eight seconds, an American turns 65.  By 2040, an estimated 27 million Americans will need direct care services.  Currently, the direct care workforce is approximately 3 million workers.  The gap between the care that is needed and the current workforce could present a social crisis of immense proportions.


WTF: Where’s The Funding?!

WTF: Where’s The Funding?!

Instead capitalizing on the plethora of benefits a well-educated citizenry bring to a community, state and local leaders have elected to raise tuition and fees to mitigate budget shortfalls, forcing students and families to shoulder an unprecedented amount of the financial burden of paying for college. It’s time to fight back!
Organizing Kit