On June 5, a graduate student worker stood in front of a crowd of peers to speak outside of the Kerr Administration Building. They made their speech clear from the start.
“You know, I’m getting real sick of having to stand out here and yell about things six months on from the strike.” said graduate student Luke during a Picket March. “They screw us out of what we rightfully fought for. Until we had to come out here and fight just to uphold the terms of our contract.”
On December 10, an agreement was made between Oregon State University and the Coalition of Graduate Employees to ratify their contract. This came after a term-long strike in the Fall 2024, which left many undergrad students struggling academically due to lack of lecture time and office hours. Only coming to a halt after negotiations of raise was reached near the end of the term…