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  Workers and Students Fight for Fair Contract! @_UCSA

  A large technical-worker union that plans a strike at five University of California hospitals next week opposes the next phase of a pension reform, arguing that costs have been overstated to get workers to pay more toward their pensions.

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  Same Fight, Different Year. We demand a long term fix.

  Lawmakers Join United States Student Association in Tackling Student Debt

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  USSA’s Legislative Director shares his story on ObamaCare

  Kalwis Lo, 24, says Obamacare saved his life. But his story is also a cautionary tale about the limitations of the Affordable Care Act — especially as it applies to young people.

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  USSA Statement on Senate Immigration Bill

  Comprehensive immigration reform must provide an inclusive and clear pathway to citizenship for all 11 million undocumented AMERICAN immigrants.

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  Brewer Signed that Bill.

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  Oregon Passes Tuition Equity

  Congrats to the Oregon Student Association for your hard work and advocacy. Education is a Right for Everyone!

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  United States Student Association Endorses the Student Loan Fairness Act

  Education is a ladder to economic opportunity but for far too many Americans the opportunity is coming at too great a cost- Congresswoman Karen Bass

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We are making history!

Congrats to two wonderful USSA alumni!

Today, USAction is making a major announcement: longtime activist Fred Azcarate, who founded Jobs with Justice in the 1990s and has been running the jobs campaign effort at the AFL-CIO since 2007, will join USAction as our new Executive Director. We couldn’t be more thrilled. At USAction, we believe that winning our progressive agenda demands [...]

Statement from Coalition of student and youth groups on Representative Kline’s student loan proposal

We will continue to work with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to craft a solution before July 1 that keeps interest rates low for students.