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Yale grad students' hunger strike can't turn the tide for labor

  • Written by Raymond Hogler, Professor of Management, Colorado State University
imageProtesters holding a candlelight vigil at Yale President Salovey's home.Local 33 UNITE HERE

On April 24, graduate students at Yale University announced a hunger strike in support of Local 33 of Unite Here, a labor union that represents workers in a variety of industries (including higher education) in dozens of cities across North America.

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