UM graduate students go on strike; university asks state for return order
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After five months of negotiations with university administrators, the University of Michigan's Graduate Employees' Organization (GEO) launched a strike on Wednesday. The strike centers around pay and other benefits, while UM leaders have pledged to get the striking employees back into the classrooms. During the strike, hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students attended a GEO rally on UM's diag before dispersing into smaller groups to picket various buildings on campus. GEO leaders urged students not to cross the picket lines or take on work that would be performed by those on strike.
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