We believe in giving credit where credit is due. The people and organizations in red are ones we’ve met with personally to recognize their hard work and ensure that as many voices as possible are included in our platform.
SEIU 2007 Contract Renegotiation
Stanford’s workers are an integral part of our community. This upcoming fall, SEIU (Stanford’s Service International Union) will be renegotiating its labor contract with Stanford for the next several years.
The General Use Permit
Stanford’s current General Use Permit (GUP) application would exacerbate the local housing crisis, and Stanford is suing the county instead of taking responsibility. SCoPE 2035 is pushing Stanford to mitigate Stanford’s environmental and housing impact, and we want to support them. They have two key goals for us as ASSU leaders:
Sustainability and Environmental Justice
While we commend Stanford’s decision to go solar, we know that this is not enough to mitigate Stanford’s environmental impacts. Erica has worked closely with Students for a Sustainable Stanford on past projects, and we want to use our institutional access as ASSU Execs to promote shared sustainability goals. These include:
Acknowledging Stanford’s Past
We believe that Stanford must acknowledge its historical wrongs in a way that promotes education and healing.
Stanford’s workers are an integral part of our community. This upcoming fall, SEIU (Stanford’s Service International Union) will be renegotiating its labor contract with Stanford for the next several years.
- Student input is crucial in this process. As we saw with last year’s sticker campaign, student solidarity with workers puts pressure on the university. As Execs, we will stand with workers. Here are a few of the important items we will advocate for in the upcoming negotiations:
- Reworking education standards/GED requirements
- Reallocating workers’ STAP (professional development) funds
- Centralized and accessible professional development for workers
- Former Senator Lizzie Ford has been instrumental in advocating for these goals, and we will continue to work with her, campus activists, and union leaders to advance them.
The General Use Permit
Stanford’s current General Use Permit (GUP) application would exacerbate the local housing crisis, and Stanford is suing the county instead of taking responsibility. SCoPE 2035 is pushing Stanford to mitigate Stanford’s environmental and housing impact, and we want to support them. They have two key goals for us as ASSU leaders:
- SCoPE is working to enact several elements of its platform through the County of Santa Clara, which is currently negotiating with Stanford. However, the platform is extensive and ASSU leadership must pressure Stanford from the inside to adopt many other reforms that are not enforceable by the County, but are nonetheless critical to lowering Stanford’s impact on neighboring low-income communities of color. We have already met with and will continue to partner with members of SCoPE 2035 to advance these goals within the administration.
- Student mobilization will be central to SCoPE’s campaign. We will amplify SCoPE’s calls to action and encourage the student body to show up to public county meetings and engage in letter-writing campaigns.
Sustainability and Environmental Justice
While we commend Stanford’s decision to go solar, we know that this is not enough to mitigate Stanford’s environmental impacts. Erica has worked closely with Students for a Sustainable Stanford on past projects, and we want to use our institutional access as ASSU Execs to promote shared sustainability goals. These include:
- Scope 3 Emissions Carbon Neutrality
- Subsidized bus transportation to and from the airport would reduce Stanford’s Scope 3 emissions and alleviate travel costs for FLI students.
- Sustainability Education
- Sustainable Consumption and Waste Reduction
- For her Senate project, Erica worked with SSS's Zero Waste team to replace red solo cups (which aren't recyclable) with compostable cups in row houses. Few students are aware that compostable cups can be purchased at TAP and Munger Market using meal plan dollars. As Execs, we will encourage students to make their events greener by using reusable and compostable materials readily available on campus.
- Transparency & Visibility of Stanford’s Sustainability Data
- Appointing a Sustainability Manager in the Athletics Department
Acknowledging Stanford’s Past
We believe that Stanford must acknowledge its historical wrongs in a way that promotes education and healing.
- We will support the efforts of Native students to address histories of Native exploitation. Carson Smith, Will Paisley, and SAIO have done incredible work in the ultimately successful Serra renaming campaign. To support their advocacy, we’re pushing for two additional goals:
- A formal land recognition statement to be read at all major university events
- A permanent memorial/artistic piece to honor Native people and the Native land on which Stanford University lies