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“The Graduates Strike Back”
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My wife, who's completed education is a boulder to her Sisyphus, teaches undergraduate classes as a Graduate Assistant. People in this position have their own classwork as well as teach undergrad classes, and get paid a pittance to do it. The university she attends sought to reduce the benefits (or the ability to reduce them without oversight) at the cost of losing qualified assistants. Profit vs. quality for a taxpayer-funded educational institution is a lousy tradeoff, so the kids went on strike, and after two days the University caved. It was impressive, even for a committed capitalist like myself. This was the last day of bargaining before the strikes, and it lasted about 7 hours.


Fig.1
The crowd gathers in the late afternoon

Fig.2
Signs are handed out, and chants are learned

Fig.3
SallyPants joins in

Fig.4
The Sexy Striker Pose

Fig.5
Beware the Zombie Wage...

Fig.6
The throng grows

Fig.7
This guy missed the memo on which sign to bring


Fig.8
The walk of shame

Fig.9
Yo! Over here!

Fig.10
The bargaining room (which really wasn't ever used that way)

Fig.11
Nothing intimidating about this crowd

Fig.12
War Correspondent

Fig.13
Sleep with one eye open...

Fig.14
The bargaining commitee sees all


Fig.15
The Waiting Game


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