Thousands of graduate student workers at Columbia University went on strike Wednesday after they say the famous Ivy League school refuses to address their three main contract issues: a living wage, comprehensive health care and third-party arbitration.
“For too long Columbia has denied its grad workers of basic necessities: a living wage, adequate childcare, and concrete protections against sexual harassment,” former Manhattan Borough President candidate Lindsey Boylan wrote Wednesday on Twitter. “Enough is enough.”