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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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Unionization Efforts Pick Up Across US Universities

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Harvard Graduate Students on Strike

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Labor Agency Revisits Whether Graduate Students Can Unionize

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Academic Researchers at the University of California Form a Union

Columbia University Postdocs Vote to Unionize

Columbia University Graduate Students Go on Strike

Harvard Teaching and Research Assistants Vote to Unionize

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Graduate Student Unions Opt Out of Federal Recognition

University of Chicago Graduate Students Vote to Unionize

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