The Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) is a national student organization
that works with Jobs with Justice and the United States Student Association
to create stronger alliances between student and workers and create a stronger
and more lasting institution dedicated to fighting for economic justice. Over
the last 10 years, SLAPs on various campuses have brought about successful
living wage campaigns, the formation of collective bargaining rights for
campus staff, and, nationally, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility
Act.
Philadelphia Jobs with Justice has worked with SLAP chapters and students at Temple
University, University of Pennsylvania, and Swarthmore College. In April of
2010, members of the Temple University SLAP chapter worked with JwJ alongside PASNAP nurses during their
four-week strike at the nearby Temple Hospital. Temple SLAP members played a feature
role in the campaign, both at rallies and through their work on campus. Temple
SLAP members are currently working to promote the integration of a
community-based hiring plan into Temple's 20/20 development project.
Start a SLAP chapter on your campus!
Supporting student organizing and connecting students with area campaigns is an
important part of what Philadelphia Jobs with Justice does. We're here to help
student organizers!
Interested in starting a chapter, or in contacting an existing
chapter? E-mail Gwen Snyder at director@phillyjwj.org.
The Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) is a national student organization
that works with Jobs with Justice and the United States Student Association
to create stronger alliances between student and workers and create a stronger
and more lasting institution dedicated to fighting for economic justice. Over
the last 10 years, SLAPs on various campuses have brought about successful
living wage campaigns, the formation of collective bargaining rights for
campus staff, and, nationally, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility
Act.
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