The standoff at Rutgers University reached day three after thousands of professors, part-time lecturers and graduate student workers went on strike on Monday.
The standoff at Rutgers University reached day three on Tuesday after thousands of professors, part-time lecturers and graduate student workers at New Jersey's flagship university went on strike on Monday.There was hope that with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy's team moving in, negotiation gears would shift.
Rutgers University is now saying it would consider taking legal action to force faculty back to work. Unions are calling it an attempt to union bust over their asking for livable wages.The abortion drug Mifepristone, also known as RU486, is pictured in an abortion clinic on February 17, 2006, in Auckland, New Zealand."I have a master's degree and I have to Door Dash to make extra money to make sure I have food in my home," Rutgers admissions counselor Tevin King said.
"There's a lot of indignation, a lot of rage how the school could be so callous and not provide for their employees, cause that's what we are, we're workers, we're doing 40 to 50 hours a week and we should be compensated justly," said Andrew Gosselin, a third-year fellow.
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