Afternoon Update: At Many Universities, Organized Labor Is Treated With Contempt: A Conversation

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March 17, 2023

From: The Chronicle of Higher Education

Subject: Afternoon Update: At Many Universities, Organized Labor Is Treated With Contempt: A Conversation

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