MIT Grad Students Vote Overwhelmingly For A Union

MIT is a world renowned research institution.

Yet, the 3,800 grad students who make it so are barely scraping by.

Now they’ve unionized. We spoke to members of the MIT Graduate Students Union about their recently victorious campaign.

[jonblaze]

The US need way more Union Representation in all areas of labor. Congratulations to the Grad Students of MIT. I'm very excited for your victory and all Union victories across the world.

[dustinjones]

Great segment! Appreciate the coverage.

[salsachip]

Grad students pretty much everywhere are exploited for their labour and paid a barely livable wage, the workers have to rise up.

[FrostRare]

MIT: making free billions since slavery

[lansanakoroma]

This nation is deep the question is who is not crying?

[jimleon]

Not to rain on your parade at all - congratulations MIT Grad Students! - but, realize the work has only just begun. If you want to keep your Union, strengthen your Union, and be able to use your Union to help benefit the broader working class, you’ve got a long and probably unforgiving road ahead of you. In the imperialist core - the center of world capitalism - these wins are often fleeting, as they are quickly targeted for “regime change”. It will take strength, unity, and serious political education of your members to be successful in the longterm.

But, I know you know this, and I know you can do it! Stay strong and stay in the fight!

[KillerKiller]

Curious i did not see local people talking. Also is common that you do not raise money working for a university, if you wanna win money go for private sector....

[LORDNAG]

The sad thing, it took this long, but the new generations coming up, know they don't want to be used and abused.

[blackfreud]

Capitalism, baby! Ya gotta love it.🤨👎🏿💩

[LORDNAG]

Collage football players need to do this.

[daviddipasquale]

Let's all celebrate all workers May 1st from this point on In the US

[HxHDRA]

Brain drain from America would help the world & the researchers /developers

[ianbeddowes]

Their hard work and research produces massive profits for lazy capitalists.

[newedgegt]

If you graduated from MIT and you are in poverty you made a bad life decision. I went to a community college and I live just fine

[americohagim]

That’s dumb then don’t go to grad school

[truecolor]

Myth of capitalism going bust.... socialism is not perfect either. Balance of both is hard to find an optimum....

[o]

threaten them to send them all home! they'll soon quiet down. education at MIT is a privillege. that's why they are so proud to get in

[KnowerofThings]

tax payers paying for their wage ? maybe they should look for a job in private sector instead.