Now, the words "hunger strike" are in quotes because this is a tag-team hunger strike. When you get hungry you can tap out, and somebody else will step in to not-eat while you go get a burger.Yale University graduate students are holding a tag-team hunger strike to demand a union contract, with plans to send in fresh strikers to replace members who become too hungry.
Eight members of Local 33—UNITE HERE, a newly formed union representing graduate student-teachers, started the hunger strike Tuesday after preparing their stomachs for several days beforehand by only eating vegetables, fruits, and eventually, just liquids.
But none of the four student-teachers the Independent interviewed said they were willing to risk hospitalization. If not eating endangers a student's health, that individual will sub out and another union member will assume their place in renouncing meals — a moveable fast, if you will.
I don't know what's more shocking to me. That Yale has Republicans or that someone at Yale has a sense of humor.
Who knew?
The guy who tweeted this out was hard-pressed to find the funny.
But I find it all manner of hilarious.
They set up a real barbecue fundraiser in front of the fake hunger strike.
1 comment:
That's great. I mean, so the hunger strikers don't have to go far to get a meal and are sooner ready to join he fast again. Ingenious!
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