Daily News | National union and political leaders rally for striking Temple graduate students, while school issues warning
“It should not take a strike at an academic institution that professes it wants academic freedom and professes it wants to rise up the next generation,” said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. “In my world, it is hypocrisy what you are doing.”
Mayoral candidate Helen Gym, several state lawmakers and members of the faculty union also joined the rally held Thursday at the Bell Tower in the center of campus. He said the university is covering classes several ways, including with faculty members, other graduate students and other personnel. The university did not have an estimate on how many graduate students are continuing to work.Penn awards largest one-time pay increase to doctoral students, while Temple remains in negotiations
Bethany Kosmicki, a member of the negotiating committee and past president of TUGSA, called the university’s decision to withdraw tuition upsetting, but said it was not a surprise and that the union has been preparing.While members of the Temple Association of University Professionals, the faculty union, aren’t allowed to picket or strike with the graduate students, members are supporting them, said Jeffrey Doshna, TAUP president.
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