After trying to get a new contract for a year, Rutgers staff has gone on strike. Law school exams don’t kick off until April 28, but the students are getting a crash course in how labor works. At least until the Supreme Court bans unions.
Roughly 9000 university employees are involved in the work stoppage. “The administration doesn’t understand that we are determined to fight together for equal pay for equal work, a living wage for all, real job security, race and gender equity, and a fair salary increase,” the unions said. “We have no other choice than to go on strike to build a university that truly values its workers and its students.”
But this situation could get ugly before it gets better. From the Rutgers AAUP-AFT, Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union, AAUP-BHSNJ:
The last time there was a strike at Rutgers, President Edward J. Bloustein sought an injunction, but it was extremely limited in scope. In 1987, when AFSCME locals struck, the university went to court for an injunction, but not against the strike itself; the injunction sought lesser restrictions, such as controlling the locations of picket lines. We hope that President Holloway will not seek an injunction at all. However, if he does, we call on him to follow in the footsteps of President Bloustein. As a scholar of labor history, he should know not to act in any way that would prevent us from exercising the fundamental right of withholding our labor.
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