Sanders said employees at Rutgers have inspired higher education workers around the country.
Faculty and Students joined in a picket at Rutger University in Camden on the second day of a faculty Strike.Sen. Bernie Sanders congratulated the workers on strike at Rutgers University in Twitter post as professors and other workers continue picketing to demand, among other things, higher wages.
The Democrat from Vermont posted the tweet late Wednesday along with a video in which he spoke about his support for the staff’s decision to vote to authorize a strike and work towards getting a contract for three of the university’s unions. “Let me thank the 9,000 workers at Rutgers University for taking the courageous vote to authorize a strike,” Sanders said in the video. “I know that you’ve been on strike this week and I understand your strike line has grown to thousands.”, union leaders said picketing lines grew “stronger and longer,” with more undergraduate students and supporters from outside the university joining.
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