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Tuscaloosa Crimson Ride bus drivers get first contract
BY Jenae Stainer | Tuscaloosa, AL | 3/08/10
After a week in and out of work and negotiations, Crimson Ride bus drivers at the University of Alabama have successfully achieved their first contract with First Transit.
Crimson Ride, Network to Fight for Economic Justice, Students for a Democratic Society
‘Drop all charges from March 4 protest’
BY Staff | Milwaukee, WI | 3/07/10
Milwaukee Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) is proud of the 250 students and workers who stood up for the March 4th National Day of Action to Defend Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM).
Education Rights, Students for a Democratic Society
Cops attack education rights protestors in Milwaukee
BY Staff | Milwaukee, WI | 3/04/10
18 arrested, 250 rally for education rights at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the March 4 National Day of Action for Education Rights.
Education Rights, March 4th Movement, Students for a Democratic Society
Crimson Ride Drivers Continue Struggle for Fair Contract
BY Laura Langley | Tuscaloosa, AL | 3/04/10
Members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1208 went on strike here, March 1.
Amalgamated Transit Union, ATU Local 1208, First Transit, SDS, strike, Students for a Democratic Society, University of Alabama
Support University of Alabama bus drivers fighting for a living wage
BY Network to Fight for Economic Justice | Tuscaloosa, AL | 2/17/10
In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, bus drivers are in the midst of a struggle for a living wage. Fed up with earning poverty wages, the bus drivers are demanding their first union contract.
Amalgamated Transit Union, ATU Local 1208, FirstGroup PLC, Network to Fight for Economic Justice, SDS, Students for a Democratic Society, University of Alabama
Campus Bus Drivers Fight for Fair Wages
BY Laura Langley | Tuscaloosa, AL | 2/04/10
Bus drivers, with the support of students at the University of Alabama (UA), are organizing a union campaign to win a living wage.
Amalgamated Transit Union, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1208, Crimson Ride, FirstGroup PLC, SDS, Students for a Democratic Society
Jacksonville Workers Rally Against Construction Bosses
BY Fernando Figueroa | Jacksonville, FL | 1/31/10
Over 200 supporters of Jobs for Jacksonville rallied to protest Turner Construction's unjust and unlawful labor practices, Jan. 26.
Carpenters, IBEW, Mayor Peyton, Sheet Metal Workers, Students for a Democratic Society, Teamsters, Turner Construction
University of Minnesota Workers and Students Rally to Demand Administration Chop from the Top
BY Staff | Minneapolis, MN | 1/23/10
More than 75 workers, students and community supporters rallied at Morrill Hall, the central administration building here, Jan. 21, to oppose attempts by President Bruininks and senior administrators to balance the budget on the backs of staff and students.
AFSCME Local 3800, Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bailout, Students for a Democratic Society
MLK Day in Birmingham, saying no to war and poverty
BY Jenae Stainer | Birmingham, AL | 1/20/10
On Jan. 18, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, dozens of people gathered here to participate in the Solidarity March with the Birmingham Homeless Coalition and Birmingham Peace Project.
ATU Local 1208, Birmingham Homeless Coalition, Birmingham Peace Project, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mississippi Worker's Center for Human Rights, Rosa Clemente, Students for a Democratic Society
Students say “U.S. out of Afghanistan”
BY Daniel Ginsberg-Jaeckle | Chicago, IL | 12/23/09
Students from around the country protested the U.S. government’s plan for a 30,000 troop surge into Afghanistan in early December.
Students for a Democratic Society
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