The History of United Students Against Sweatshops

United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) is a grass roots student run organization, and has been a close ally of the Steelworkers in the past six years. Steelworkers and USAS students have worked together to win campaigns on universities and fight destructive policy in Washington DC. In the summer of 1998 USAS was founded based on the idea that universities ... more

USW and USAS

Following in the steps of USW District 7 members and the Purdue Boilermakers, Steelworkers and students worked together all over the country building student-labor coalitions. These relationships climaxed at the April 16, 2000 protest of Permanently Neutral Trade Relations with China. Steelworkers and students rallied together in opposition to a trade ... more

The History of United Students Against Sweatshops

United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) is a grass roots student run organization, and has been a close ally of the Steelworkers in the past six years. Steelworkers and USAS students have worked together to win campaigns on universities and fight destructive policy in Washington DC. In the summer of 1998 USAS was founded based on the idea that universities ... more