WINTER 2005-2006 SLACTIVIST NEWS

• SUPPORT NYU GRAD STUDENTS
• REGISTER NOW FOR USAS’S WINTER CONFERENCE
• SAVE THE DATE- IT’S THE SEVENTH ANNUAL NATIONAL STUDENT LABOR WEEK OF ACTION
• ARE YOU GOING TO BE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THIS SPRING?
• Who will be Jobs with Justice’s Grinch of the Year 2005? Will it be Wal-Mart? Verizon Wireless? Donald Rumsfeld?

Woo-hoo, the fall semester is over and the holidays have arrived! Before you let your mind go into hibernation, we wanted to put a couple of things on your radar so that you can hit the ground running this spring:

Five ways YOU can SLAP Corporate Greed this winter...

1. SUPPORT NYU GRAD STUDENTS

As many of you know, New York University graduate research and teaching assistants have been on strike since November 9th. They are demanding that the university negotiate a fair contract immediately.

On November 28th, the president of NYU, John Sexton sent a threatening letter to NYU graduate employees, demanding that they end the strike on December 5th, or else they would be suspended from teaching for a year, and would lose their guaranteed stipend for a year. Despite this, union members voted overwhelmingly to stay out on strike.

Visit http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/nyu to take action on this issue now!

2. REGISTER NOW FOR USAS’S WINTER CONFERENCE (FEB. 9-12, SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA)

This winter youth and student activists from across the country will converge on the San Francisco Bay to network, strategize, and prepare to tear it up this spring.

REGISTER NOW AT http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/register.php!

Need help fundraising to bring a delegation to this conference? We may be able to help! Call the national office of SLAP at 202-393-1044 ext. 221 or e-mail slap@jwj.org.

Updates, travel information and other logistics will be available at: http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/conference/winter05.php.

3. SAVE THE DATE- IT’S THE SEVENTH ANNUAL NATIONAL STUDENT LABOR WEEK OF ACTION (MARCH 27- APRIL4, 2006)!

In 2005..15+ students began a 19-day sit-in for a living wage for all workers at Washington University in St. Louis... 600 students and allies rallied and blocked traffic in support of bargaining rights for graduate teaching assistants at U. Mass. Amherst...a student at Clark Atlanta University was suspended for organizing a worker’s rights teach-in, on campus....there were over 225 actions and events in support of workers rights to organize...And all of this happened during one week!

For info on how you can get involved e-mail us at slap@jwj.org!

4. ARE YOU GOING TO BE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THIS SPRING?

 If so you should intern with the Student Labor Action Project! SLAP is offering a paid internship during the Spring 2006 academic term. Stand at the forefront of the student and labor movements, while making a difference and having fun! E-mail your resume today to slap@jwj.org or fax it to 202-393-7408 attn: SLAP Internship.

5. Who will be Jobs with Justice’s Grinch of the Year 2005? Will it be Wal-Mart? Verizon Wireless? Donald Rumsfeld?

Cast your vote now for the GRINCH OF THE YEAR at http://www.unionvoice.org/jobswithjustice/grinch05vote.html

Lastly, we want to thank all of you for making 2005 an amazing year for the student and labor movement. We look forward to working with you again next year as we move toward social and economic justice. Good luck with finals and have a safe and happy new year!