A large crowd of students and faculty members rallied at Rutgers' three main campuses.
called for Rutgers officials and union representatives to meet at the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton in an attempt to end the impasse.MORE:
“Our core demand is that we get equity in the pay structure,” said Frank Edwards, a tenure track assistant professor at the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice and a member of the Rutgers AAUP-AFT leadership. “We want there to be equal pay for equal work.” “It’s like a night and day difference, as far as money that they give us,” Wilson said. “They want us to do high quality work, but we live in low quality conditions.”Zoe D’Amico, an undergraduate majoring in music in New Brunswick, said she attended the rally to support graduate and doctoral students who teach her classes.She noted all but one class was canceled Monday.
“A big part of social work is advocacy, so I feel like it would be hypocritical to not be here today and stand for my fellow students and professors,” Korczakowsky said.“We are one community,” said Pallone, who has a district office in downtown New Brunswick. “I just had an exam and half the class was there,” Harris said. “I wish there was more definite like, ‘OK, you have to go to class. OK, you don’t have to attend class. It’s a little confusing because every professor has a different stance on .”Rutgers students caught in strike chaos as some classes continue without professors
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