Right now Graduate Workers at the University of Michigan are on strike trying to get a living wage for the work that they do. This time trans healthcare is also under debate as many grad workers can not access the care that they need.
When asked to improve access to trans healthcare, the University of Michigan said they are "not interested in doing that". After being told how desperately their students need this care, and how they are suffering, they responded with indifference and sighed with relief when the next topic was introduced.
Please boost this, the University is trying to hide behind a progressive facade while rejecting a living wage and trans care.
@ItzyG I'm sorry I just boosted this. I reacted with the 👀 emoji to let you know I saw it, but I never got around to reading and boosting it. I like to read before I boost btw.
@deilann The grad union has actually been fighting for this for 20 years! They've made a lot of good progress, but many workers cannot afford the co-pays for hrt considering they are only making $24k a year. Plus, the University requires all gender affirming car be done through their health system (despite allowing other care do be done externally). This is causing very long ways on care, considering that the University uses their trans care as a recruitment tool.
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