U of M Labor and Community Strike Support Committee

Thursday 9/13 @ 5pm @ U Baptist Church, 1219 University Ave SE, Mpls.

Starting Monday 9/17 at noon, a committed group of students will begin a HUNGER STRIKE in solidarity with the striking workers. This meeting is for those interested in participating or supporting the hunger strike.

We refuse to let our sisters and brothers in AFSCME go hungry alone. In a survey of AFSCME workers, 25% said they had trouble buying food for their families. We want justice for our community, and that means nobody in our university should go hungry.

Our demands are simply that the administration return to the bargaining table and meet AFSCME’s request of a fair contract that offers a livable wage and covers the eroding effects of inflation, precisely what the state legislature allotted for them. We will continue our hunger strike until our demands are met.