As of Friday, the Rutgers faculty strike has been suspended not canceled. But what does this really mean? Could the unions go back on strike if they wanted to? Technically, yes.
American universities are appendages of the corporate state. Educators are increasingly poorly paid, denied benefits and job security while senior administrators pay themselves obscene salaries.
By Chris Hedges
in New Brunswick, N.J.
Original to ScheerPost
Here are some of the senior admin
Rank-and-file workers at Rutgers must organize immediately to prepare a struggle against the sellout of the strike, break through the isolation imposed by the union leadership, and reach out to other workers across state and national lines.
The first faculty strike in Rutgers history has been suspended after the University's administration and three striking Rutgers unions came to an agreement regarding labor contracts last night.