Unions’ new target: Mentally unstable college students

At Yale University, students have struggled to get the attention of administrators to deal with mental health issues and access to services.

To that end, they’re turning to unions to lead the fight, according to The Nation.

An “unexpected emotional crisis” that a Chinese student, Grant Mao, underwent, placed him “into a longstanding labor struggle as he sought to defend his educational future,” Michelle Chen writes.

The struggle Mao had with Yale administration that led to his eventual expulsion. from the university and threatened his legal status to remain inside the United States caught the attention of the Graduate Employee Student Organization. GESO has attempted to unionize for years, and saw common ground in Mao’s struggle.

They led a petition drive that gained more than 1,000 signatures among the Yale populace in support of Mao.
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