STRIKE

College socialists students plan to 'strike for Palestine' by staying home and skipping class to cause 'disruption'

Young Democratic Socialists of America chapters are slated to host stay-at-home strikes to “weaponize” students aga…

By Emma Arns '26
Aug 15, 2024

NO STRIKE FOR YOU: California judge tells grad student employees to get back to work, citing 'damage to students'

A judge in California ordered a union representing academic workers at the University of California to stop its st…

By Adam Sabes
Jun 12, 2024

UMich agrees to support 'unarmed, non-police emergency response program' per union demands

The University said it would be informed by the city of Ann Arbor's recent resolution for an unarmed response progr…

By Haika Mrema '24
Sep 6, 2023

University of Michigan graduate student strike reaches sixth week

The University of Michigan graduate students are striking for an increase in their salary to $58 per hour, the elim…

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
May 12, 2023

‘We’re here to stay!’: Graduate student strike ends after 42 days, 30% pay raise

Striking Temple University graduate students won a 30% increase in salary for their part-time work as research and …

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Mar 16, 2023

University cracks down on grad student strike in effort to preserve undergrad education

Temple is cracking down on the Temple University Graduate Student Association strike by revoking tuition remittanc…

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Feb 17, 2023

End to graduate workers' strike may be near

The University of California reached an agreement with graduate student teaching assistants over increased pay and …

By Elaine Gunthorpe '24
Dec 30, 2022

Student protesters demand A's, better cafeteria food, control of the president's house

As an adjunct faculty strike over pay comes to a close, students demand ‘A’ grades for the semester, tuition refun…

By Shelby Kearns
Dec 19, 2022

Thousands of University of California workers begin strike

Approximately 50,000 University of California System employees began a strike on Monday, demanding better pay and m…

By Austin Browne '24
Nov 17, 2022

Union agreement stops strike, keeping 77,000 students in class amid 'learning loss'

The Cook County College Teachers Union avoided a strike that would have impacted 77,000 students.

By Robert Schmad '23
Nov 4, 2022

Eastern Michigan faculty strike ends with a tentative agreement

Over the weekend of September 11, Eastern Michigan University and EMU’s faculty union finally reached a contract ag…

By Wesley Crockett '24
Sep 26, 2022

UPDATE: Striking staff reportedly block students from their dorms

Faculty reportedly shut down student move-in to protest working conditions and wages.

By Alexa Schwerha
Aug 24, 2022

Union continues strike after rejecting university's 4% salary increase

Academic Affairs staff at American University began the fall semester with a picket line to demand the university i…

By Alexa Schwerha
Aug 23, 2022

UPDATED: Graduate student workers extend strike in push for unionization

Over 1,000 graduate student workers are participating in the strike, which officially began on Apr. 13.

By Leana Dippie '23
Apr 25, 2022

ANALYSIS: How the rise of unionization on campus impacts undergraduate students

Graduate student worker unions rose in popularity and power in the last decade, as unions staged protests and held …

By Peter Cordi
Mar 9, 2022

SEIU-backed college staff ends strike empty-handed

Approximately 120 staff members conducted a four-day strike against California College of Arts.

By Wyatt Eichholz '24 and Alexa Schwerha
Feb 15, 2022

Striking workers union, Columbia University reach tentative agreement on $140 million demand

PhD student workers at Columbia University voted to end a 10-week strike that centered around pay and labor conditi…

By Alexa Schwerha
Jan 11, 2022

Harvard students protest university president in support of striking grad students

The three-day strike involved a planned protest and walk-out during a Parents Weekend event.

By Angela Morabito
Nov 4, 2021

WATCH: Columbia grad students go on strike after two years of negotiations

After two years of failed negotiations, Columbia University’s graduate student union is going on strike.

By Ben Zeisloft
Apr 5, 2021

5 nutty strike and boycott movements on college campuses in 2020

Across the U.S., leftist students and professors boycotted for reasons ranging from higher pay to racial unrest.

By Ben Zeisloft
Dec 31, 2020

Some UCSC STILL don't have fall semester grades...and union workers are to blame

The grading delays are the result of graduate students striking.

By Allison Robison '23
Jan 14, 2020

VIDEO: Calif. grad students take over dining hall, steal food because school is ‘starving’ student workers

The group urged students in a campus dining hall to not “swipe” their meal card as part of the strike.

By Adam Sabes
Dec 18, 2019

Harvard union strike could disrupt classes, delay final grades

The decision has impacted classes, mail delivery, and might impact the timing of final grades for students.

By Adam Sabes
Dec 9, 2019

Student workers union gets less than it bargained for from UC

The University of California Student Workers Union has reached a contract agreement with the UC system, but the uni…

By Adam Sabes
Aug 28, 2018

Mayim Bialik backs out of UCLA commencement to support strikers

Mayim Bialik has withdrawn as the "distinguished alumna speaker" at UCLA's commencement in order to express support…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Jun 4, 2018