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Image: University of Michigan graduate student instructors and staff assistants began striking Wednesday, seeking to raise their minimum annual salaries from $24,000 to about $38,500 and win easier access to health care for transgender members, an emergency fund for international students and other benefits. They need us!”
” The university says graduate student workers currently have an average annual salary of $20,700. The union has said it’s actually $19,500. Whatever the case, the new contract will raise minimum pay for graduate student workers to $24,000 effective immediately, and to $27,000 by 2026.
As PA Media reports, Prof Arif Ahmed , director for freedom of speech and academic freedom at the Office for Students (OfS), said many universities and colleges in England have “international arrangements” – including admitting overseas students on scholarships and hosting institutes partly funded by foreign governments.
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