National ISC Week of Action
by Chanelle Yang Last week, across the country, USAS students held actions in solidarity with Bangladeshi garment workers as part of a National Week of Action. Multi-national corporations and brands...
View ArticleVictory! University of Michigan Cuts Contract with VF Corporation Over Labor...
By Maya Menlo and Rob Dickinson After more than a year of protests, chants, marches, die-ins, letters, and admin meetings, the University of Michigan has finally decided to make an effort against the...
View ArticleUNC Requires Licensees to Sign Accord, Students Demand to Cut VF!
by Daily Tar Heel editorial board On the surface, it seems like the Student Action with Workers won. The group has spent more than a year pressuring the University to require better safety conditions...
View ArticleWhen Does Safety Matter to The North Face?
by Dhruv Pathak, Regional Organizer at UNC Greensboro During a skiing competition on February 4 hosted by The North Face, a competitor triggered an avalanche. French rider Julien Lopez escaped without...
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Fighting for Worker Safety: “End Deathtraps” from Miami to Chicago
We’re a week into our National “End Deathtraps” Worker Tour featuring Kalpona Akter, Director of the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity, and Mahinur Begum, survivor of the Rana Plaza building...
View ArticleEnd Deathtraps Media Roundup: February 22 – March 6
We’re two weeks into our national End Deathtraps Worker Tour and we’ve definitely gotten the attention of our campuses and communities. Kalpona Akter and Mahinur Begum have shared their stories from...
View ArticleWe Did It! Rana Plaza fund reaches $30 million goal
Roughly two years following the now infamous Rana Plaza factory collapse, a fund established for victims and their families has finally been filled. The collapse claimed the lives of 1,129 garment...
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H&M Dramatically Behind on Accord Implementation
As a result of our collaboration with global unions and labor organizations, over 200 brands have now signed onto the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety. As signatories of this binding...
View ArticleVictory! Purdue Severs Ties with Jansport!
Purdue has just become the 22nd University to sever ties with VF for the company’s refusal to sign the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety. Purdue USAS member, Dana Smith said, “We’re...
View ArticleVictory! CU-Boulder Cuts Ties with Jansport!
It’s official! The University of Colorado – Boulder has just become the 23rd school to cut its contract with Jansport/VF over the company’s refusal to sign onto the Accord on Fire and Building Safety....
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