The Boston University Graduate Workers Union overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike starting March 25. It has around 3,500 members and aims for a first collective bargaining agreement.
We love school. We love this community. It was disappointing to see how they treated a significant portion of their workforce, but overall morale has been high.
Currently, graduate workers are paid between $27,000 and $40,000 a year, which is below the $62,000 necessary to live in Boston according to MIT's living wage calculator.
The workers and the university will return to the table on Thursday to discuss what BU called their final proposal, which includes childcare benefits and an annual $45,000 stipend.
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