VIDEO made by member of FaDU/UW SWC
MORE PRESS!
Badger Herald in Madison, Wisconsin
Real Change
Kiro TV 1
More KIRO TV
Seattle PI
KOMO
Seattle Times, More w/Pictures (click on gallery)
On at 4 Minutes from 3/5/10: KUOW's All Things Considered
UW Daily
KIRO Radio-Pictures
Kiro radio story
KIRO TV
The Stranger
KUOW
Everett Herald
Q13Fox's vague coverage
KPLU
Showing posts with label strike. Show all posts
Showing posts with label strike. Show all posts
Continuing Press Roundup!
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
MEDIA ADVISORY: STUDENT STRIKE!
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Interview on KUOW w/Mark Emmert, with key questions by UWSWC members!! http://kuow.org/program.php?id=19569
Already had coverage in PI, and check out KIRO Radio (97.3) Dave Ross Show archives for an interview that occurred today! Also, there has reportedly been coverage on King 5...
MORE!!: http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=292004
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MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release: Monday, March 1, 2010
Contact: UW Student Worker Coalition (UWstudentworkercoalition@gmail.com)
UW Students Strike to Defend Public Education
Seattle, WA- Since the first round of budget cuts and extreme tuition hikes last Spring, workers and students have been working together to fight the restructuring of the University that President Mark Emmert has called a “market-driven business model.” So far, this model has included unsafe working conditions, extra-work and layoffs for workers and larger class sizes, higher tuition, and less access to teaching assistants and writing tutors for undergraduates. The restructuring of the University has hit working students, students of color, and students with disabilities particularly hard, and also made access to the University more difficult for low income youth and youth of color, as well as those currently attending Seattle’s community colleges. UW currently educates about 40,000 students and is the third largest employer in the state of Washington.
In solidarity with the March 4th National Day of Action to Defend Public Education, the UW Student Worker Coalition (UWSWC), comprised of workers, students, and community members, is organizing a student strike to take place at 1PM on the quad, where many classes are held. This student strike was called in accordance with the general strikes called in California by AFSCME Local 444 and the San Francisco Labor Council. Many other unions and organizations across California have called for strikes or other actions. At UW, UAW Local 4121 (Academic Student Employees, such as TA’s and tutors), WFSE 1488 (mostly trades workers and custodians) and SEIU 925 (office and technical workers) have all endorsed the student strike and encouraged their members to attend the picket lines on their own time. Workers and students will stand together on picket lines in the quad, while For a Democratic University, a graduate student organization, keeps up displays and information sessions about the legacy of activism at UW, the significance of strikes, and the budget cuts at UW. In addition to UW workers and students, high school students from West Seattle, community college students, and other organized workers from around the city plan to attend the strike as well.
UW SWC’s demands include transparent and democratic budget allocation; cut from the top administrators with a salary cap of $150,000; no lay-offs; no speed-ups for workers; accessible public education especially for people of color, women, queer folks, and people with disabilities; a freeze on tuition; and to replace loans with grants for financial aid.
Who: Sponsor- UW Student Worker Coalition (UW SWC)
What: Student Strike, part of March 4th National Day of Action
When: Thursday, March 4th 1 PM
Where: University of Washington Campus, the Quad
For more information, contact UW SWC at uwstudentworkercoalition@gmail.com
STUDENT STRIKE MARCH 4TH!
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Monday, February 8, 2010
STUDENT STRIKE MARCH 4th!
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
In Solidarity with Califorinia schools and with the national day of action, the UW Student Worker Coalition is planning for a 1 hour strike on March 4th. The goal of this strike is to show the University what can happen if the cuts continue, and to show that this is only the beginning of our struggle! Details and flyers soon. In the meantime, here is a flyer created by International Workers and Students for Justice. And below the jump, see a resolution proposed by workers in California to support a statewide strike! Also, check out Advance the Struggle's site (http://advancethestruggle.wordpress.com) to see coverage of UW's struggle, and also "what March 4th could look like!"
