March 4, UW Student Strike Against Budget Cuts

Student Strike organized by the UW Student-Worker Coalition ( http://nobudgetcutsuw.blogspot.com ) In Conjunction with the March 4 National Day of Protest to Defend Public Education. To protest The University of Washington's massive budget cuts which mean tuition hikes, cuts to financial aid, and overcrowded classrooms for students; as well as layoffs, overwork, dangerous working conditions, furloughs, health care cuts, and union busting for workers.

The speech shown at the end is by Jesse Hagopian, Layed-off Seattle Public School Teacher and founder of Educators, Students, and Parents for a Better Vision of Seattle Schools.

Student-Worker Coalition's demands:

1) Transparent and democratic budget allocation
2) Cut from the top administrators; cap all salaries at $150000 per year
3) No layoffs
4) No speed ups (extra work) for workers
5) Accessible public education for all
6) Freeze tuition (no tuition hikes)
7) Replace loans with grants

http://nobudgetcutsuw.blogspot.com/

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News & Politics

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• March 4
• budget cuts
• Mark Emerett
• Jesse Hagopian
• UW
• Student-Worker Coalition
• Protest
• Defend Education

[HaggardNaggar]

@brother0161 Well get back to it! I hate strikers because they never get shit done!

[brother0161]

@HaggardNaggar  we have jobs.

[JenNessis88]

SOLIDARITY FROM UC BERKELEY!

[Jimisonjons]

In solidarity from Australia!

[HaggardNaggar]

GET A JOB YOU DAMN DIRTY HIPPIES!!

[Buzzz46]

What in the world do you think drives up the costs? the government who are in the back pocket of the money lenders.

When Obama makes money available for loans it keeps the universities from dropping the prices and puts the students further and further into debt. It also keeps the professors salaries higher. They didn't teach you this? Imagine that! Get an education. Sometimes going to school helps BUT for sure get an education.