University of Michigan grad assistants go on strike

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Graduate assistants at the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus announced they're going on strike to fight for better pay. Right now, teacher's assistants account for nearly 30% of staff at U of M. On Wednesday, the union that represents graduate assistants walked out at 10:24 a.m., which is symbolic of the $24,000 per year salary they're trying to get increased by 60%. "It was a great turnout," said Amir Fleischmann, contract chair for the GEO, the Graduate Employee Organization. Members of the graduate...