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drewbaccaAWD t1_j820eih wrote

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

They aren't kids, they're probably all in the 25-35 age range. What they are is exploited cheap labor so that the university doesn't have to pay more for professors who have finished their PhD already.

Not sure what all they are demanding as I'm not following this strike, but I wouldn't just write them off as kids who don't have a valid issue with how things are being run. They are students, but they are also employees.

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RoyalEagle0408 t1_j82kv7y wrote

I believe paid parental leave and a significant increase in pay.

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Barnard_Gumble t1_j82op12 wrote

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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