Reply #10: Solidarity! [View All]

[fishwax]

Thanks, a la izquierda. One thing about Oklahoma is they're certainly not keen on unions. I was there during the battle to pass "right to work" several years ago. But I know that at OU, as here at UIUC, Graduate Workers provide cheap and effective labor for the university, bring in thousands in tuition, and see very little in return.

If you have professors or fellow grad students who would be sympathetic to what the UI GEO is fighting for, it'd be great if you could get them to contact the Board of Trustees or the Provost:

University of Illinois Board of Trustees
[e-mail]
Phone: [phone] (Ask for Chairman Christopher Kennedy, and if he's not there ask to leave a message.)

Interim Provost Robert Easter
[e-mail]
Phone: [phone] (Ask for Provost Robert Easter, and if he's not there ask to leave a message.)

I think hearing opposition from academics across the land who support the fight to keep tuition waivers, the basic condition of possibility for graduate study for all but the wealthiest of Americans, will put a lot of pressure on this administration to move.

Anyway, thanks for chiming in your support, and on a side note, it was nice to see the Sooners bounce back last night :) (Even though I missed the broadcast because I was at the bargaining meeting/rally.)