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Cut the Adidas Contract

Last week, students from Justice at Maryland and Community Roots listened as two former Adidas employees spoke out against Adidas’ criminal and immoral treatment of its workers.  Since their factory PT Kizone closed 22 months ago, Adidas has illegally refused … Continue reading

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Adidas Worker Tour

This week, Community Roots and Justice at Maryland will be joined by Aslam and Heni, former Adidas Workers at PT Kizone, an Indonesian Adidas factory that supplied apparel for UMCP and other US universities. They’re coming to speak out about … Continue reading

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Send a Valentine to UMD Workers

UMD students are sending worker appreciation cards to University employees this Valentine’s Day. Contact JusticeatMaryland@gmail.com to get involved!

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Workers’ Get Raises at UMD

Click here to read the Diamondback article about workers’ raises at UMD. Housekeepers and maintenance workers could see their first pay raise in several years, according to next year’s proposed Resident Life budget, but several students and workers said the … Continue reading

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Justice at Maryland sees improvements at UMD

Click here to read the diamondback article about improvements that Justice at Maryland won in 2012! “Workplace reforms that began in October have helped university staff work and travel more safely, though some employees say little has been done to … Continue reading

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12th Worker’s Rights Forum : Speak Out and Be Heard!

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Salt from the State Congress :o

July 11, 2012 Dr. Wallace D. Loh President University of Maryland at College Park 1101 Main Administration Building College Park, MD 20742-6105 Dear President Loh: Thank you for the valuable leadership and service you provide to the University of Maryland … Continue reading

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Blast from the past: Diamondback coverage of similar issues in 2007-2008

While the amount of publicity that agitating workers have been getting is recent, the abuses that they are fighting against are by no means new. Check out three Diamondback articles from 2007 and 2008 that talk about efforts to get … Continue reading

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El Tiempo Latino: ¿Racismo en universidad?

          La salvadoreña Antonia Escobar, quien trabaja en limpieza en la Universidad de Maryland, denuncia terribles maltratos http://t.co/iZrfD8b0 http://eltiempolatino.com/edic_Ant./12/jul/3/ind_window/racismo.html

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JAM 11th Forum

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