Despite Seattle's reputation as a trans haven, the University of Washington has reacted to escalating attacks on trans rights with silence — even after a trans student was murdered. But trans academic workers, unionized with UAW, are fighting back. Our latest, from @thefreeradical.org.
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transnews.networkHow a Union Is Fighting for Trans Rights for Trans Rights at University of WashingtonAt the University of Washington, an academic workers’ union is fighting a silent administration that refuses to protect trans rights, even after a trans student was murdered
Like universities around the country, UW administrators are more interested in appeasing fascism than defying it. But the UAW-affiliated trans collective clearly sees how labor, trans and anti-racist fights collide, and are using innovative tactics to press forward in the face of official stalling.
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