In 2005, Teaching Assistants at the University of Oregon Went

question 95

Multiple Choice

In 2005, teaching assistants at the University of Oregon went on strike. Which aspect of their job made it easier for them to strike than most American workers?

• A) The public is much more sympathetic to academic workers.
• B) They have better contracts.
• C) They have more cultural capital, and therefore can better strategize about how to make a strike succeed.
• D) Their jobs cannot be moved overseas.

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