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March 26, 2008

Teaching Assistants at U. of Michigan End Walkout a Day Early

Unionized graduate-student teaching assistants at the University of Michigan are returning to class today after reaching a tentative agreement with university administrators, The Detroit News reported.

Details of the agreement were not disclosed, but Kiara Vigil, vice president of the union representing the graduate students, said it included a salary increase and dealt with the students’ concerns over wage parity and mental-health care. Union members will vote on whether to ratify the agreement on Monday, she said.

The graduate students had begun what was scheduled to be a two-day strike on Tuesday after contract talks bogged down. Their previous contract with the university expired at midnight Monday. —Charles Huckabee

Posted on Wednesday March 26, 2008 | Permalink |