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University of California, Striking Workers Unions Reach Tentative Deal

The agreement, which is not yet ratified, would increase academic workers’ salaries, but some call for an ongoing strike as the raises are less than desired.

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Up to 48,000 University of California Academic Workers Go on Strike

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Unionization Efforts Pick Up Across US Universities

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MIT Graduate Students Vote to Unionize

Catherine Offord | | 2 min read

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Columbia University Student Strike Ends with Tentative Deal

Catherine Offord | | 2 min read

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Harvard Student Strike a Warning to University

Chloe Tenn | | 4 min read

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University of Michigan Grad Students Strike over COVID-19 Policy

Amanda Heidt | | 4 min read

UC Santa Cruz Fires Graduate Students Taking Part in Strike

Catherine Offord | | 2 min read

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Harvard Graduate Students on Strike

Kerry Grens | | 2 min read

U Missouri Grad Students Can Unionize: State Supreme Court

Emily Makowski | | 2 min read

Federal Agency Proposes Rule Against Graduate Student Unions

Emily Makowski | | 2 min read

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Labor Agency Revisits Whether Graduate Students Can Unionize

Shawna Williams | | 2 min read

Columbia University Postdocs Vote to Unionize

Ashley Yeager | | 2 min read

Columbia University Graduate Students Go on Strike

Jim Daley | | 2 min read

Harvard Teaching and Research Assistants Vote to Unionize

Jim Daley | | 2 min read

Graduate Student Unions Opt Out of Federal Recognition

Abby Olena, PhD | | 4 min read

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