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TAs, RAs, and GAs in the UC system here somehow make a shitload more money than we GAs/TAs in the Cal State system. They also get tuition waivers, health care and all these other goodies while we get completely shafted (as usual). So apparently there's been a movement to unionize and demand a fair salary. I'm not too big on unions, especially when they're aligned with the United Auto Workers but apparently we've gotten a raise. Yup. For Fall Semester I can look forward to a $54 bonus check and a 3.5% raise. That means $8.96 more per month to blow (at the dollar store maybe). Yay. Oh and if we want to join the union as we've been encouraged to union initiation fee is $10.