Officials within the trade union apparatus and Democratic Party politicians have stepped up their appearances on the picket lines, as well as public comments feigning support for the strike, a sign that the ruling class intends to end it as quickly as possible.
The IYSSE urges Rutgers academic workers to build an independent rank-and-file committee to take leadership of the struggle out of the hands of the union bureaucracy.
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.