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Manfred Strikes Out: MLB Players Demand Improved Pay

After a 99-day strike, baseball is back! For those of you who were unaware, the Major League Baseball Association and the MLB…

March 17, 2022
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Months Later, Swarthmore Community Reflects on BAC Strike

On Monday, November 16, 2020, the Black Affinity Coalition began striking all courses, coursework, and campus jobs with over 450 students, faculty,…

March 13, 2021
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Letter to the Editor: Regarding the BAC Strike

Dear Editors: We members of the class of 1960 have read with concern the article in The Phoenix of November 16 describing…

November 20, 2020
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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Minding the Light

Dear Editor, As an alum (Class of ’61) I find myself deeply distressed by the article reporting on the student move to…

November 20, 2020
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President Smith Declines Black Affinity Coalition’s Town Hall Invitation

At 11:10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, President Valerie Smith sent out an email to Swarthmore students titled, “Regarding the Student Strike…

November 19, 2020
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Black Affinity Coalition and Swarthmore Strike Coalition Begin Strike

On Wednesday, November 11, the Black Affinity Coalition published a statement and list of demands in Voices, a student-run news and media…

November 16, 2020
Opinion/Staff Editorials

Editorial: College must act in solidarity with Harvard

On Wednesday afternoon, union workers at Harvard University voted 583 to 1 to ratify a new contract that confirms year-round wages at…

October 27, 2016
News

Harvard strike sparks discussion about compensation, benefits

Seven hundred and fifty Harvard Dining Hall workers, a group unionized under UNITE HERE 26,  entered strike on Oct. 5th. The strike…

October 27, 2016

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