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I'm a bit confused - striking workers don't normally retain pay and benefits. I don't understand what would make graduate students any different? If they were
by legitster 4y ago
I'm a bit confused - striking workers don't normally retain pay and benefits. I don't understand what would make graduate students any different?
If they were being punished just for organizing or demonstrating it would probably be a different matter. But I think the University probably has good legal standing here to say "we're just not compensating them for work they didn't do".
- loeg 4y agoGrad student "tuition" isn't pay. It's a made up number transferred from the university to itself.
- elashri 4y agoWorse than this, they charge faculty grants this amount. Beside the percentage, they take from the grant itself. On average, we are talking about the university taking anything between 50-70% of any effective money for research. The other 30% pay for student's stipend, research expenses and equipments.
- thwayunion 4y agoAnd even worse than that, there's a good chance that most of the grad students being charged for "tuition" in this case aren't even taking any courses for most of the semesters they're in grad school. I have no doubt some of these students are being charged huge tuition bills without being enrolled in a single course.
- legitster 4y agoNot necessarily. There are plenty of grad students who do pay full price and do not take on any of the responsibilities.
- thwayunion 4y agoThis is true but irrelevant. The students striking are all phd students with TAships or RAships.
- IG_Semmelweiss 4y agoI'd love to see what IRS determination led to that conclusion. Because in every other industry, noncash comp, is still taxable compensation