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I'm a graduate student teaching assistant; I run discussion sections. Our department has just initiated a strike. I'm half way through the last semester of my PhD. Do I show up and "work" and get paid (my students may not show up anyway), or do I participate in the strike that I don't care about and lose that hourly pay? It's emphasized there's no negative effects from participating in the strike, but I'm worried more about the potential effects of not participating (of deciding to show up for work).

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  This has too many un-specified variables to get a meaningful answer. The law in the given location may be a factor along with many other considerations.
  
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  @AzorAhai "SCAB" really - that depends on the contract... and I hope you would understand that...
  
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  @AzorAhai You have no idea about OP's predicaments, financial and legal situation for making such a comment. And what if - even if probably not relevant in this case - OP simply disagrees with the cause of the strikers? Your derogatory comment is totally inappropriate and quite surprising, coming from someone with such high reputation.
  
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  @Nights The fact that you're asking this question here is a clue that you already know what the right thing to do is.
  
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  @CaptainEmacs No, I'm positing that the OP knew that they were choosing a program with a union. I'm also positing that if you sign up for something, you sign up for the parts you don't like too, along with whatever the ethical consequences are.
  
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I'm a graduate student teaching assistant; I run discussion sections. Our department has just initiated a strike. I'm half way through the last semester of my PhD. Do I show up and "work" and get paid (my students may not show up anyway), or do I participate in the strike that I don't care about and lose that hourly pay? It's emphasized there's no negative effects from participating in the strike, but I'm worried more about the potential effects of not participating (of deciding to show up for work).

graduate-school teaching teaching-assistant

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  This has too many un-specified variables to get a meaningful answer. The law in the given location may be a factor along with many other considerations.
  
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  @AzorAhai "SCAB" really - that depends on the contract... and I hope you would understand that...
  
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  @AzorAhai You have no idea about OP's predicaments, financial and legal situation for making such a comment. And what if - even if probably not relevant in this case - OP simply disagrees with the cause of the strikers? Your derogatory comment is totally inappropriate and quite surprising, coming from someone with such high reputation.
  
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  @Nights The fact that you're asking this question here is a clue that you already know what the right thing to do is.
  
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  @CaptainEmacs No, I'm positing that the OP knew that they were choosing a program with a union. I'm also positing that if you sign up for something, you sign up for the parts you don't like too, along with whatever the ethical consequences are.
  
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I'm a graduate student teaching assistant; I run discussion sections. Our department has just initiated a strike. I'm half way through the last semester of my PhD. Do I show up and "work" and get paid (my students may not show up anyway), or do I participate in the strike that I don't care about and lose that hourly pay? It's emphasized there's no negative effects from participating in the strike, but I'm worried more about the potential effects of not participating (of deciding to show up for work).

graduate-school teaching teaching-assistant

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Our department has just initiated a strike.

Does this mean the graduate students are striking or the department, including tenured faculty, are striking?

I show up and "work" and get paid (my students may not show up anyway), or do I participate in the strike that I don't care about and lose that hourly pay?

There are more than two options here. There are two things about academic (in the U.S. and most of Europe) that would make me lean towards striking

1) Academic circles tend to be small, and there is a high likelihood you'll run into your fellow grad students down the road.

2) Universities tend to be very liberal, which in the U.S. means supporting unions. Future bosses are likely to side with the strikers.

Be the only one, or one of the few, to show up for work

Pros - You'll get paid, and if the faculty are still working, you'll probably get one-on-one attention.

Cons - All your co-workers know you as a scab. When things return to normal you'll be seen as "aiding the enemy" by many of your fellow grad students.

Join the other grad students on the picket line (assuming you are picketing)

Pros - You'll be seen as an ally by your fellow grad students.

Cons - You don't get paid and you have no time to write your thesis.

Stay home and write your thesis

Pros - You continue working on your thesis. You're going along with the strike, and will probably be seen favorably by your fellow grad students when the strike ends.

Cons - You don't get paid.

Find part-time shift work to supplement income

Pros - You get paid some money and have some time to work on your thesis.
You're going along with the strike, and will probably be seen favorably by your fellow grad students when the strike ends.

Cons - The job will need to be very temporary.

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  Working at home isn't "going along with the strike", unless the strike is specifically restricted to certain kinds of work (e.g., teaching) and the work being done at home is not of that kind (e.g., thesis writing).
  
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  It is only grad student workers striking. I don't know anything about contract specifics. I run my own discussion sections 2 days a week (which supplement their lectures they go to separately with the professor 3 days a week).
  
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Our department has just initiated a strike.

Does this mean the graduate students are striking or the department, including tenured faculty, are striking?

I show up and "work" and get paid (my students may not show up anyway), or do I participate in the strike that I don't care about and lose that hourly pay?

There are more than two options here. There are two things about academic (in the U.S. and most of Europe) that would make me lean towards striking

1) Academic circles tend to be small, and there is a high likelihood you'll run into your fellow grad students down the road.

2) Universities tend to be very liberal, which in the U.S. means supporting unions. Future bosses are likely to side with the strikers.

Be the only one, or one of the few, to show up for work

Pros - You'll get paid, and if the faculty are still working, you'll probably get one-on-one attention.

Cons - All your co-workers know you as a scab. When things return to normal you'll be seen as "aiding the enemy" by many of your fellow grad students.

Join the other grad students on the picket line (assuming you are picketing)

Pros - You'll be seen as an ally by your fellow grad students.

Cons - You don't get paid and you have no time to write your thesis.

Stay home and write your thesis

Pros - You continue working on your thesis. You're going along with the strike, and will probably be seen favorably by your fellow grad students when the strike ends.

Cons - You don't get paid.

Find part-time shift work to supplement income

Pros - You get paid some money and have some time to work on your thesis.
You're going along with the strike, and will probably be seen favorably by your fellow grad students when the strike ends.

Cons - The job will need to be very temporary.

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answered Mar 17 at 15:59

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  Working at home isn't "going along with the strike", unless the strike is specifically restricted to certain kinds of work (e.g., teaching) and the work being done at home is not of that kind (e.g., thesis writing).
  
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  It is only grad student workers striking. I don't know anything about contract specifics. I run my own discussion sections 2 days a week (which supplement their lectures they go to separately with the professor 3 days a week).
  
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  Mar 17 at 16:44
  

  
  
  
  

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Our department has just initiated a strike.

Does this mean the graduate students are striking or the department, including tenured faculty, are striking?

I show up and "work" and get paid (my students may not show up anyway), or do I participate in the strike that I don't care about and lose that hourly pay?

There are more than two options here. There are two things about academic (in the U.S. and most of Europe) that would make me lean towards striking

1) Academic circles tend to be small, and there is a high likelihood you'll run into your fellow grad students down the road.

2) Universities tend to be very liberal, which in the U.S. means supporting unions. Future bosses are likely to side with the strikers.

Be the only one, or one of the few, to show up for work

Pros - You'll get paid, and if the faculty are still working, you'll probably get one-on-one attention.

Cons - All your co-workers know you as a scab. When things return to normal you'll be seen as "aiding the enemy" by many of your fellow grad students.

Join the other grad students on the picket line (assuming you are picketing)

Pros - You'll be seen as an ally by your fellow grad students.

Cons - You don't get paid and you have no time to write your thesis.

Stay home and write your thesis

Pros - You continue working on your thesis. You're going along with the strike, and will probably be seen favorably by your fellow grad students when the strike ends.

Cons - You don't get paid.

Find part-time shift work to supplement income

Pros - You get paid some money and have some time to work on your thesis.
You're going along with the strike, and will probably be seen favorably by your fellow grad students when the strike ends.

Cons - The job will need to be very temporary.

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answered Mar 17 at 15:59

sevensevenssevensevens

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  Working at home isn't "going along with the strike", unless the strike is specifically restricted to certain kinds of work (e.g., teaching) and the work being done at home is not of that kind (e.g., thesis writing).
  
  – David Richerby
  Mar 17 at 16:38
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  It is only grad student workers striking. I don't know anything about contract specifics. I run my own discussion sections 2 days a week (which supplement their lectures they go to separately with the professor 3 days a week).
  
  – Nights
  Mar 17 at 16:44
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Our department has just initiated a strike.

Does this mean the graduate students are striking or the department, including tenured faculty, are striking?

I show up and "work" and get paid (my students may not show up anyway), or do I participate in the strike that I don't care about and lose that hourly pay?

There are more than two options here. There are two things about academic (in the U.S. and most of Europe) that would make me lean towards striking

1) Academic circles tend to be small, and there is a high likelihood you'll run into your fellow grad students down the road.

2) Universities tend to be very liberal, which in the U.S. means supporting unions. Future bosses are likely to side with the strikers.

Be the only one, or one of the few, to show up for work

Pros - You'll get paid, and if the faculty are still working, you'll probably get one-on-one attention.

Cons - All your co-workers know you as a scab. When things return to normal you'll be seen as "aiding the enemy" by many of your fellow grad students.

Join the other grad students on the picket line (assuming you are picketing)

Pros - You'll be seen as an ally by your fellow grad students.

Cons - You don't get paid and you have no time to write your thesis.

Stay home and write your thesis

Pros - You continue working on your thesis. You're going along with the strike, and will probably be seen favorably by your fellow grad students when the strike ends.

Cons - You don't get paid.

Find part-time shift work to supplement income

Pros - You get paid some money and have some time to work on your thesis.
You're going along with the strike, and will probably be seen favorably by your fellow grad students when the strike ends.

Cons - The job will need to be very temporary.

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answered Mar 17 at 15:59

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answered Mar 17 at 15:59

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answered Mar 17 at 15:59

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answered Mar 17 at 15:59

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