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Cornell Would Like To Share Some Extremely Unbiased Information About Evil Unions Today, thousands of graduate students at Cornell University will vote on whether or not to form a union. Fortunately, the school’s deans are on hand to answer all your questions in a distinctly neutral tone of voice....

Yale Shocker: Cosseted Ivy League Deans Hate Scrappy Union UpstartsToday, more than 300 grad student workers at Yale will vote on whether or not they want to unionize. You may be shocked to learn that the powers that be at this enlightened center of liberal learning are not thrilled!...

Working At A University Is No PicnicThe Harvard dining hall worker strike is over. About time! In honor of this historic confluence of gilded academia and low-wage workers, let’s hear some true stories of what it’s like working a normal job at a nice college....

Idiots Who Run Harvard Are Flubbing This Strike Like We All Knew They Would 

Almost three weeks ago, Harvard, the schmanciest and richest college in America, let its low-wage dining hall workers go on strike. This move, we boldly said at the time, was very stupid. So how’s it going? ...

Why Are Workers At Our Richest Universities Going Hungry? 

This month, Harvard University received a $10 million donation earmarked to study residents in poor neighborhoods in Boston. The same week, Harvard’s dining workers had to go on strike in search of a living wage. ...