Student activism has a way of working sometimes. We like what the participants in Wednesday night’s “Take Back The Economy” did. The Rutgers Student Union and members of the Rutgers University Students Against Sweatshops listened to colleagues across the nation via webcast on how to raise awareness on certain issues. Molly Magier, organizing director of the USAS chapter at the University, spoke from Washington, D.C., on the “Walk into Action” protest against tuition hikes last semester. The University increased tuition by only 1.8 percent, which is the lowest in two decades. The organization’s latest attempt was reaching President Richard L. McCormick to discuss removing the pay freeze for faculty and staff. We respect the students’ cause and believe they can accomplish something. For that, we give them a laurel and continue to support them.
Similar Posts
Rutgers students, workers march to demand $15 minimum wage on campus
Alexis Johnson, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Hundreds of Rutgers students and unionized employees rallied Friday in a continued…
New Jersey State AFL-CIO Joins Statewide “Raise the Wage” Coalition in Support of Passage of the Minimum Wage Ballot Question
Joined by Senate President Steve Sweeney, Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver and Over 151 Progressive Community Organizations at Kickoff Event…
AFT, other unions sue OSHA, Department of Labor
The American Federation of Teachers is among the unions that filed a lawsuit Oct. 29 against the Occupational Safety and…
Rutgers University students protest pay freeze for campus workers
NEW BRUNSWICK — Five months after Rutgers University undergraduates staged a two-day sit in to protest tuition hikes, students…
Judge upholds suspension of pension increases for N.J. public employees
By MaryAnn Spoto/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — Hundreds of thousands of retired public employees are not entitled to cost-of-living adjustments,…
Joint Statement on Public Service Workers on Supreme Court Grant of Cert in Friedrichs v. CTA – See more at:
Lawsuit Seeks to Curtail Freedom of Firefighters, Teachers, Nurses, First-Responders to Stick Together and Advocate for Better Public Services,…