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Opinion guest column

MIT’s administration seeks to exclude over 1,000 graduate workers on fellowship from unionization vote

By Leah Wallach, Ruth Hanna, Kai Jia, and Owen Leddy Feb. 24, 2022

Decisions about whether to fund graduate workers by RA-ship, TA-ship, or fellowship are often made arbitrarily for reasons of administrative convenience, without any difference in work duties.

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A $6,000 bill and inadequate coverage: How MIT health insurance fails graduate workers

By Ethan Baker, Sneha Kabaria, and Owen Leddy Oct. 28, 2021

Despite MIT’s extreme wealth, many of its graduate workers with chronic health needs do not receive affordable care with the currently-offered student insurance; moreover, relief funds meant to help with unexpected medical costs are poorly publicized and can be denied on arbitrary technicalities to the graduate workers who need them most.

Opinion guest column

Now is the time for MIT to divest from fossil fuels

By Owen Leddy Oct. 3, 2019

By divesting from fossil fuels, MIT can send a strong message that extracting and burning fossil fuels is not just normal commerce — it is deeply immoral and unjust, and it is killing people all over the world. Divestment would be not only the right thing to do, but also a highly effective strategy for action on the climate crisis.

Opinion guest column

Join the Global Climate Strike this Friday

By Owen Leddy Sep. 17, 2019

MIT students should join the Global Climate Strike and take part in the worldwide movement that is mobilizing to combat the climate crisis.

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