From Organize UAB:

The 16,000 employees and 18,000 students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and University Medical Centers are joining with Labor, Academic, Student and Community organizations to demand that their voices be heard and that they have a say in the decisions that effect their lives and livelihoods.
Medical, Maintenance, Housekeeping, Grounds and all hourly employees, are joining the United Steelworkers (USW). Professors, Teaching Assistants, and all academic employees are joining the Alabama Education Association (AEA) and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Students are joining the Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).

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