The 206-day strike ended Wednesday when 87 percent of union members voted in favor of ratifying a contract.
The Boston University Graduate Workers Union agreed to end their strike Wednesday and ratified a contract with the university that would increase the stipends for the lowest paid doctoral workers by 60 percent.
The union, represented by SEIU Local 509, announced that 87 percent of the union voted in favor of BU’s proposed contract. Striking workers returned to work starting at 9 a.m. Thursday.
The 206-day strike was the longest graduate worker strike in the country, the union said, which came after a “historic” union election vote in 2022. In March, the workers began their strike to fight for a living wage, improved healthcare, and cost of living adjustments…