Miriam Shestack is a Spring 2015 In These Times editorial intern. She is a senior at the University of Chicago majoring in history and a member of Students Organizing United with Labor, an affiliate of United Students Against Sweatshops.
Labor
We Need Domestic and International Regulations to Prevent Corporations from Fleeing Overseas
Viewpoint
Students Protest University of Chicago Budget Cuts, Say Admin Is “Acting Like a Corporation”
The students, some dressed in their graduation gowns, say their school's austerity measures are part of a broader pattern of corporatization in higher education.
Labor
University of Chicago Nurses Narrowly Avert Strike, Claim Victory Against Hospital
Labor
On 2-Year Anniversary of Rana Plaza Factory Collapse, Activists Announce Major Victory for Victims