Student-Labor Action Project
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Since 2000, SLAP has brought together student activists in the DC area involved in campaigns to support the struggles of workers on our campuses, demand sweat-free college apparel and ethical contracting policies, and to rally with workers all around the city. We are students at University of Maryland, George Mason, Howard University, Johns Hopkins, Catholic University, American University, Geroge Washington, Montgomery College, and Georgetown. |
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DC SLAP Protests Gap for Unfair Business Practices
Add worker unrest to the economic problems facing the Gap. Last Sunday, the clothing retailer's Georgetown store was picketed by local students who are supporting Teamsters who have been on strike against Gap contractor Oak Harbor Freight Lines since last September. The workers struck after the company cut healthcare benefits for workers and retirees.
DC SLAP delegation participates in SOA protests in Ft. Benning, GA
Students from American, Georgetown, and UMD traveled down to Ft. Benning in Georgia to attend the annual rally to close the SOA-WHINSEC. Every year, groups from around the country arrive in Georgia to protest the US government’s continued support of the SOA - where students are taught tactics in torture, interrogation, and terror. The event lasted three days, and students were given the chance to attend various lectures that covered topics of social and economic justice.
Montgomery County Part-time Profs Organize
Montgomery College students, adjunct professors and members of the DC Student Labor Action Project participated in a "Lunch with Adjuncts" day on Weds, March 23rd. The event raised awareness about the struggle by part-time faculty to form a union, and provided outreach for an upcoming action at the Montgomery College Board of Trustees meeting on April 28. Student organizers added over 400 signatures to their petition supporting the adjunct's right to organize.
