Progressive Student Union Wins Anti-Sweatshop Campaign!

Press release, sent out April 10, 2008

Progressive Student Union Wins Anti-Sweatshop Campaign

PULLMAN, Wash – Members of the Progressive Student Union were ecstatic Thursday upon hearing that the WSU administration had signed a letter of intent to join the Designated Suppliers Program. Signing of the letter marks the final stage of PSU’s anti-sweatshop campaign. The Progressive Student Union has been collecting student signatures in addition to sending weekly letters to President Floyd as a way to encourage the administration to sign on to the program. PSU had set a deadline for April 16^th.

Chelsea Tremblay, organizer of PSU’s anti-sweatshop campaign said, “This is an important step not only for WSU, but for human rights everywhere.” Tremblay first heard about the anti-sweatshop campaign from students at Western Washington University, and decided to bring the movement to the Pullman campus. “I went home, looked in my closet, and began to realize how far reaching this problem is. I decided I wanted to change something.” Tremblay said all of her WSU apparel had come from developing countries where worker abuse is not uncommon.

Andrew Goodin, member of Progressive Student Union said, "Signing on to the DSP shows that this new administration under President Floyd listens to the student voice. Campus activism works. "

Full text of WSU’s letter of intent can be found online at http://workersrights.org/dsp. The Progressive Student Union meets Wednesday at 6pm in CUE 409. Meetings are open to the public.

WE DID IT!