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Whether to strike? [on hold]
Deciding whether to study abroad or continue at my current university for my PhD, what factors to consider?Points to consider when deciding whether to get married during a PhDI am currently debating whether to leave my PhD program- any adviceHow to speak to advisor about hiring an unscrupulous student?How to decide whether the amount of study material provided to students is enough?Thought Exercises in Deciding Whether to Stay in PhD Program or Leave?How to react professionally when you receive a complaint from a studentHow should one decide whether to study logic in a math or philosophy department?Is it appropriate for a graduate student to ask faculty whether they would like assistance in writing a grant?Is there a general rule for whether adjuncts who are regular faculty in other departments can supervise grad students?
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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put on hold as off-topic by Buffy, corey979, Massimo Ortolano, Solar Mike, David Richerby 12 hours ago
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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
asked 13 hours ago
NightsNights
363
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put on hold as off-topic by Buffy, corey979, Massimo Ortolano, Solar Mike, David Richerby 12 hours ago
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "The answer to this question strongly depends on individual factors such as a certain person’s preferences, a given institution’s regulations, the exact contents of your work or your personal values. Thus only someone familiar can answer this question and it cannot be generalised to apply to others. (See this discussion for more info.)" – Buffy, corey979, Massimo Ortolano, Solar Mike, David Richerby
2
Are you under the same contract as the full time faculty on strike?
– user138719
13 hours ago
3
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.
– Buffy
13 hours ago
2
Or you could try not being a scab
– Azor Ahai
13 hours ago
2
@AzorAhai "SCAB" really - that depends on the contract... and I hope you would understand that...
– Solar Mike
13 hours ago
3
@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.
– Captain Emacs
12 hours ago
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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
asked 13 hours ago
NightsNights
363
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Nights is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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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
graduate-school teaching teaching-assistant
asked 13 hours ago
NightsNights
363
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asked 13 hours ago
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asked 13 hours ago
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asked 13 hours ago
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put on hold as off-topic by Buffy, corey979, Massimo Ortolano, Solar Mike, David Richerby 12 hours ago
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
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put on hold as off-topic by Buffy, corey979, Massimo Ortolano, Solar Mike, David Richerby 12 hours ago
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "The answer to this question strongly depends on individual factors such as a certain person’s preferences, a given institution’s regulations, the exact contents of your work or your personal values. Thus only someone familiar can answer this question and it cannot be generalised to apply to others. (See this discussion for more info.)" – Buffy, corey979, Massimo Ortolano, Solar Mike, David Richerby
2
Are you under the same contract as the full time faculty on strike?
– user138719
13 hours ago
3
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.
– Buffy
13 hours ago
2
Or you could try not being a scab
– Azor Ahai
13 hours ago
2
@AzorAhai "SCAB" really - that depends on the contract... and I hope you would understand that...
– Solar Mike
13 hours ago
3
@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.
– Captain Emacs
12 hours ago
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2
Are you under the same contract as the full time faculty on strike?
– user138719
13 hours ago
3
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.
– Buffy
13 hours ago
2
Or you could try not being a scab
– Azor Ahai
13 hours ago
2
@AzorAhai "SCAB" really - that depends on the contract... and I hope you would understand that...
– Solar Mike
13 hours ago
3
@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.
– Captain Emacs
12 hours ago
2
2
Are you under the same contract as the full time faculty on strike?
– user138719
13 hours ago
Are you under the same contract as the full time faculty on strike?
– user138719
13 hours ago
3
3
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.
– Buffy
13 hours ago
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.
– Buffy
13 hours ago
2
2
Or you could try not being a scab
– Azor Ahai
13 hours ago
Or you could try not being a scab
– Azor Ahai
13 hours ago
2
2
@AzorAhai "SCAB" really - that depends on the contract... and I hope you would understand that...
– Solar Mike
13 hours ago
@AzorAhai "SCAB" really - that depends on the contract... and I hope you would understand that...
– Solar Mike
13 hours ago
3
3
@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.
– Captain Emacs
12 hours ago
@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.
– Captain Emacs
12 hours ago
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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.
answered 12 hours ago
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
12 hours ago
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
12 hours ago
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
votes
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.
answered 12 hours ago
sevensevenssevensevens
4,226924
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
12 hours ago
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
12 hours ago
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.
answered 12 hours ago
sevensevenssevensevens
4,226924
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
12 hours ago
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
12 hours ago
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.
answered 12 hours ago
sevensevenssevensevens
4,226924
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.
answered 12 hours ago
sevensevenssevensevens
4,226924
answered 12 hours ago
sevensevenssevensevens
4,226924
answered 12 hours ago
sevensevenssevensevens
4,226924
answered 12 hours ago
sevensevenssevensevens
4,226924
4,226924
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
12 hours ago
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
12 hours ago
add a comment |
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
12 hours ago
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
12 hours ago
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
12 hours ago
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
12 hours ago
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
12 hours ago
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
12 hours ago
add a comment |
2
Are you under the same contract as the full time faculty on strike?
– user138719
13 hours ago
3
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.
– Buffy
13 hours ago
2
Or you could try not being a scab
– Azor Ahai
13 hours ago
2
@AzorAhai "SCAB" really - that depends on the contract... and I hope you would understand that...
– Solar Mike
13 hours ago
3
@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.
– Captain Emacs
12 hours ago