SAW helps 15 3rd shift housekeepers from Zone 215 file a group grievance against their zone manager and crew leader for abusive language and harassment – November 2012
SAW students bring the grievance to Human Resources
After being denied our request to Human Resources for date stamped copies of each of the 15 grievances that we delivered (a very routine request), we were able to convince HR to give us this receipt proving the date that they were turned in.
Zone 215 celebrates after learning that their zone manager was terminated and their crew leader was moved to a different zone.
SAW hosts our first UNC-CH worker appreciation lunch. Over 150 workers from across campus each lunch with SAW members at the Campus Y – September 2012
The Coalition for Workplace Democracy organized a teach-in about State Bill 575 at the Campus Y – April 2012
Nick Wood, organizer of the Triangle Jobs with Justice, giving the history of SB 575, a bill under consideration in the NC Legislature which would cut thousands of UNC system employees from the protections of the State Personnel Act
SAW member Jake Lerner talks about the Coalition for Workplace Democracy
History graduate student Steve Milder reads and anonymous worker testimony
State Employees Association of NC representative
United Electric 150, a public sector union, representative
UNC-CH history professor
SAW member Mariel and another UNC student read anonymous worker testimonies
NC State history professor
The Coalition for Workplace Democracy hosted a lunch meeting of SPA workers at UNC-CH to discuss the dangerous consequences of State Bill 575 – April 2012
Petition delivery to Chancellor Thorp calling on him to stand against State Bill 575 – March 2012
Miriam Thompson, representative from Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
Nick Wood, representative from Jobs with Justice
Altha Cravey, Geography professor at UNC-CH and Vice President of the AAUP
Zaina Alsous, representative from SAW
Amanda Ellis, representative from UNC-CH NAACP
Students deliver the petition to Chancellor Thorp’s office in South Building
4 SAW members attend the United Students Against Sweatshops SE Regional Fight-Back Organizing Conference in Miami – November 2011
SAW members buy Alta Gracia apparel (the only collegiate apparel made in a union-run, living-wage factory) from UNC Student Stores! – October 2011
http://altagraciaapparel.com/ Support workers, support unions, buy Alta Gracia.
SAW hosts the United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) Worker Tour for the second year in a row. Two union organizers, Maritza and Alba, speak at UNC about their experiences working in the Alta Gracia factory in the Dominican Republic – September 2011
Housekeepers and students deliver a petition to Chancellor Thorp demanding the reassignment of Assistant Director of Dorms Tonya Sell. Sell was reassigned a few weeks later! – September 2011
Student Action with Workers at Fall Fest – August 2011
Maintenance Workers rally with students and community members against the elimination of the 4/10 working dchedule – April 6, 2011
USAS worker tour – November 3, 2010
Picket outside town hall against retaliation and union busting – October, 2010
Silent Sam Speaks
Rally and housekeeper grievance delivery to Chancellor Thorp – September 8, 2010
Employee Forum Meeting – September 1, 2010
Worker Exhibit – November 21-23, 2005
Mop Off – September 21, 2005
