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In Focus: The first day of the graduate student union strike

By Katherine Gerberich / Katherine Gerberich/Senior Staff Photographer

By Katherine Gerberich, Jaime Danies, Aliya Schneider, Natalie Guerra, Cherrie Zheng, Arielle Shternfeld, and Kirill Buskirk • April 25, 2018 at 7:35 AM

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Around 12 p.m., demonstrators gathered at the foot of Alma Mater to listen to speeches given by Anavelyse Allen-Mossman, Trevor Holt, and Tania Bhattacharyya of GWC-UAW along with Sonam Singh of the Barnard Contingent Faculty union. (Katherine Gerberich/Senior Staff Photographer)

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Following the speeches, a few organizers led the demonstrators in singing a song about solidarity. At this moment, the mood was empowering, even celebratory. (Jaime Danies/Senior Staff Photographer)

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(Katherine Gerberich/Senior Staff Photographer)

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(Katherine Gerberich/Senior Staff Photographer)

(Katherine Gerberich/Senior Staff Photographer)

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Following the gathering near Alma for speeches, demonstrators marched around campus. (Jaime Danies/Senior Staff Photographer)

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Many participants drew parallels to the Columbia protests of 1968. This week marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic week of occupations. (Jaime Danies/Senior Staff Photographer)

(Aliya Schneider/Columbia Daily Spectator)

(Aliya Schneider/Columbia Daily Spectator)

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1 p.m. marked a high point of the day. Demonstrators gathered around the Sundial for pizza following the march around campus. (Natalie Guerra/Staff Photographer)

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(Cherrie Zheng/Staff Photographer)

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(Katherine Gerberich/Senior Staff Photographer)

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Although the demonstration took place in several different areas around campus, it always came back to the picket line. (Natalie Guerra/Staff Photographer)

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(Arielle Shternfeld/Columbia Daily Spectator)

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(Katherine Gerberich/Senior Staff Photographer)

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(Katherine Gerberich/Senior Staff Photographer)

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The picket line stretched the full length of College Walk, from the east to the west 116th Street gates. (Natalie Guerra/Staff Photographer)

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A few furry friends found their way to the picket line, and wore union signs to support the strike. (Katherine Gerberich/Senior Staff Photographer)

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Paid maternity leave and a clear process of reporting sexual harassment are two of several demands made by the graduate workers. (Kirill Buskirk/Staff Photographer)

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While some undergraduates joined the picket line, others relaxed on the lawn despite the demonstration. (Katherine Gerberich/Senior Staff Photographer)

(Kirill Buskirk/Staff Photographer)

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(Cherrie Zheng/Staff Photographer)

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Signage made reference to other strikes taking place around the nation, like those of the West Virginia and Oklahoma teachers’ unions. (Jaime Danies/Senior Staff Photographer)