Today NYU grad students began their strike after NYU refused to renegotiate after the expiration of their 2000 contract as part of Local 2110 of the United Auto Workers. After securing the first ever contract for a private university, the NYU grad students lost support as National Labor Relations Board, given a Republican majority by George Bush, in July 2004 reversed an historic 2000 ruling that acknowledged graduate students as "employees" not "students."
If you follow the 2110 link, you'll see a picture of Bono wearing a pro-union button at a recent NYU panel. That guy.
More on the strike and its backhistory here.
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