Currently, United Students Against Sweatshops is divided among seven regions, but this is always open to change. There are 1-2 regional organizers for each of the seven regions throughout the country. The regional organizers are students who are chosen through an application process by their peers for their campus organizing experience and commitment to building new leaders and inter-campus networks in their regions. They facilitate connections between more students regionally to coordinate their campaigns strategically and give mutual campaign support, act as a resource for new campus activists, and help organize regional conferences or trainings.
Regional organizers can devote more time and attention towards local campuses and regions.
In the future, regions may be divided up into states and we ll need state organizers. We also hope to be able to give our regional and state organizers a stipend for all the hard work they do. The Coordinating Committee is the 13 member decision making body of the United Students Against Sweatshops. Caucus reports at USAS plenary sessions give students of these identities a united voice to present and resolve concerns with USAS as a whole and highlight potential new focuses for the organization. In addition, there are specific USAS caucus email lists, to continue this safe space and mechanism to engage in identity-related work throughout the year.