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Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

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Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

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YDSA members demonstrate for residence hall janitors

YDSA members demonstrate for residence hall janitors

The protest preceded a new contract for property service workers promising significant pay increases.
Ben Ackman, Multimedia Producer October 11, 2024

On Sept. 19, student demonstrators gathered in the Letts-Anderson Quad to form a picket line in support of American University’s cleaning staff. The protest was organized by the Young Democratic Socialists...

Labor activists demonstrate outside local Starbucks

Labor activists demonstrate outside local Starbucks

Ben Ackman, Multimedia Producer September 21, 2023

Volunteers from Starbucks Workers United gathered on Sept. 14 outside of the Starbucks on New Mexico Avenue to demonstrate against the company’s anti-union policies. The organizers explained their...

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Looking back at the AU Staff Union’s Battle for a Contract

Kathryn Gilroy, Managing Editor December 16, 2022

It’s been nearly four months since the American University Staff Union held a strike on Aug. 21 after the university could not agree on better wages and benefits.   Exactly two months after...

“I’m going to have to leave”: AU workers fight to be heard

Workers say they are frustrated with stagnant wages, few opportunities for advancement and an administration that treats them as expendable.
Audrey Hill and Grace Vitaglione December 15, 2021

Note: To avoid confusion, an author of this article is Audrey Hill. A source used in the article is named Aubrey Hill. Zein El-Amine, an adjunct in the College of Arts and Sciences at American University,...

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