Our universities are employing police-state tactics to discipline and punish students and staff for their opposition to the Gaza genocide. The fact that this censorship is regularly couched in the language of “safety” and “well-being” — while Palestinians in Gaza lining up for starvation rations are being gunned down daily — adds a bitter layer of irony to this disturbing situation.

Together as a group, the workers joined the Union and pulled the trigger on negotiations. What followed was a beautiful demonstration of trust and courage in motion. Every time the managers threw a crumb at the workers, the delegates looked to the MUA officials. Every time, the officials said no. Hold the line, not enough.