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Student Labor Action Project
The Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) is a joint initiative of Jobs with Justice (JwJ) and the United States Student Association that engages student organizations in economic justice campaigns. JwJ coalitions around the country house local SLAPs that connect students from multiple campuses. SLAP supports the growing student movement for economic justice by making links between campus and community organizing, providing skills training to build lasting student organizations, and developing campaigns that win concrete victories for working families. Additionally, SLAP partners with student organizations such as United Students Against Sweatshops, MEChA, Student-Farmworker Alliance to build a strong student movement for workers’ rights and economic justice.
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- Click here to download the SLAP Model Factsheet
- Click here to download the USSA/SLAP Fighting Budget Cuts factsheet
- Click here to download the USSA/SLAP factsheet.
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Click here to learn about the Employee Free Choice Act and find out how you can get involved in the fight to increase workers' rights!
What SLAP Does
- Provide strategic support for workers' right campaigns on college campuses
- Connect students with local Jobs with Justice coalitions
- Provide resources, materials, and trainings to build local and national power and win concrete victories in people's lives. Click here to download the Employee Free Choice Act organizing kit. Visit the USSA's training and conference website to learn about how to bring a Grassroots Organizing Weekend (GROW) to your campus.
How to Become part of SLAP
- Join mailing list at www.studentlabor.org
- Contact SLAP coordinator Chris Hicks at chris@jwj.org or 202 393-1044 x228
Former SLAP Coordinator Maria Escobar, Organizing Director Monique Teal and Communications Director Jake Stillwell at a recent Jobs with Justice Rally
USSA Development Director Cendric Lawson talks about the importance of student-worker solidarity at the A Better Deal Conference hosted by Demos:
Click the image below to download the SLAP/ USSA Powerpoint: