ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Graduate student workers at the University of Rochester are prepared to strike. They made this announcement during a rally on the university’s River Campus.

These students, who teach and conduct research, are attempting to unionize. They claim the university is resisting a fair process for unionization.

Claire Becker, a graduate student, expressed her frustration, stating, “To have them essentially turn away… it’s pretty demoralizing.”

The University of Rochester declined to comment on the situation.

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