ANN ARBOR, Mich. — One of the longest strikes by University of Michigan graduate student instructors can continue, following a ruling on Monday by Washtenaw County Judge Carol Kuhnke.
The chief judge of the Washtenaw County Trial Court ruled that a nearly two-week strike by thousands of unionized UM graduate student instructors can go on in spite of canceled classes and other work stoppages as the last day of classes, final exams and commencement exercises loom at month's end.
Kuhnke's ruling followed a request by the university for the court to issue a temporary injunction against the nearly 2,300 striking graduate student instructors, arguing that the work stoppage is causing "irreparable harm."
