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October 28, 2021

Harvard Student Workers Strike to Demand Better Pay and Healthcare
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In Massachusetts, students at Harvard University have launched a
three-day strike after talks between their union and Harvard
administrators failed to produce a contract. Members of the Harvard
Graduate Students Union are demanding affordable healthcare, raises that
match rising rents in Cambridge, and third-party arbitration for
discrimination and sexual harassment claims. Harvard is the world's
richest university. Since the start of the pandemic, its endowment has
grown to over $53 billion.


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