Unionized Harvard Graduate Students Go on Indefinite Strike

Unionized Harvard Graduate Students Go on Indefinite Strike
Students enter the Admissions Building on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on Sept. 12, 2006. Glen Cooper/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Graduate student workers at Harvard University launched an indefinite strike on Tuesday after spending more than a year trying to negotiate their first union contract with school administrators.

The strike began on the last day of classes for the fall semester when members of the Harvard Graduate Students Union (HGSU) formed a picket line on campus, demanding fair pay, comprehensive health care, and protection from harassment and discrimination.