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"The nerds are pissed" is not exactly one's standard union slogans, but a self-depreciating sense of humor is just one of the tactics that some 1,000 graduate teaching assistants adopted when they declared themselves on strike last week against the administration of New York University (NYU), the nations largest private college and the sprawling behemoth that has come to dominate the Village, both east and west. NYU's decision to revoke its recognition of the union representing graduate assistants came after the Bush--controlled National Labor Relations Board gave it a bright green light to do so last year. The panel ruled that the assistants are students, not employees with bargaining rights.
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The Nerds Are Pissed
Nerds" is their term, not mine. It comes from a flyer, one of dozens tacked around Washington Square Park these days. "The nerds are pissed." It reads. "Nerds on strike," reads another. Not exactly your standard union slogans, but a self-deprecating sense of humor is just one of the tactics that some 1,000 graduate teaching assistants adopted when they declared themselves on strike last ...
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