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PorkRollSwoletariat t1_jaddg39 wrote

>aid that graduate students who are research or teaching assistants make about $30,000 for a nine-month contract, and as little as $20,000 if they are working through a fellowship.

That is insultingly low, but on par with universities. Just look at Temple and John Hopkins Universities. I hope they succeed in getting higher wages.

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Mercurydriver t1_jadogyr wrote

One of my friends is the president of the professors/graduate students labor union at NJIT. It’s the same deal over there too. TA’s make about $30,000 a year, which is disgustingly low. Many TA’s can’t even afford to live in the immediate area of the campus. They’re actively campaigning for pay raises, in addition to other benefits that they’d like initiated.

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PorkRollSwoletariat t1_jadvynm wrote

I've been keeping up with labor news through a lot of the leftist podcasts I listen to. Some of the things these workers have to ask for will leave you dumbfounded like proper grievance procedures and healthcare benefits. These are full-time employees of businesses that make millions of dollars a year asking for a functional workplace and a wage that would keep them from being homeless. It's infuriating.

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Lost-Recording3890 t1_jaekjuv wrote

Rutgers isn’t a business. It’s a state run university…

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BrownMan65 t1_jaezldf wrote

If you think universities aren’t being run in the same way businesses are then you haven’t been paying attention to what’s going on in higher education in this country.

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