Student Consumer Action Union of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1972-1986

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Student Consumer Action Union of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1972-1986

Student Consumer Action Union of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1972-1986

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The Student Consumer Action Union (SCAU) was established at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1972 as an agency of Student Government supported by student fees. Its purposes were to protect student consumer rights and improve consumer-merchant relations in the Chapel Hill-Research Triangle area by developing educational, investigative, and advocacy programs. The union focused its efforts on price levels and merchandising practices, food quality and pricing, health care, rental rates, landlord responsibilities, and tenant rights. Records of the Student Consumer Action Union include annual reports, financial records, its constitution and bylaws, general correspondence, its office manual, publicity materials, and copies of its publications and related correspondence. Subjects of the publications include automobile repair, banking, restaurants, health care, and rental housing.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives and Records Service