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Barnard_Gumble t1_j82op12 wrote

Reply to comment by drewbaccaAWD in Graduate Students at Temple University Lose Tuition Remission Over Student Strike by EranAfom

I’m familiar with what a TA is. Saying “kids” is both a euphemism for their naïveté and an acknowledgement that I’m an old guy. Regardless, the point stands. You know they get an education and health insurance along with their pay. And they are not trained teachers. What do they think should happen when they walk out of work? In PA especially. I mean get real. Looks like some profs will need to grade their own papers for a while I guess

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sim37 t1_j834e2i wrote

They’re aren’t just grading drones as you’re implying. The world-class research our country produces would grind to a halt without graduate students like these. The least our universities could do is pay them a living wage to cover cost of living in a major city.

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Barnard_Gumble t1_j83rbef wrote

Even if I agree with you on that (which I actually do) no one should expect to get paid if they go on strike. That’s the cost of striking. Management is not and should not be required to pay you and provide benefits when you don’t show up. I run a small business and I can’t imagine having to pay someone for not working.

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