UM grad student instructors strike over COVID-19 concerns

Maren Spolum, a University of Michigan PhD, marches with graduate student instructors in front of the University of Michigan's Ruthven Building, Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Several members of the GEO (Graduate Employees Organization) were protesting the school's in-person learning plan and demanding the right to teach remotely to protect against COVID-19.

Abigail Finlay, center, a University of Michigan mathematics graduate student instructor, marches with fellow protestors in front of the University of Michigan's Angell Hall on State Street in Ann Arbor, Tuesday.

University of Michigan graduate student instructors acknowledge honking cars driving down State Street in Ann Arbor as they marched in front of the University of Michigan's Angela Hall, Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Several members of the GEO (Graduate Employees Organization) were protesting the school's in-person learning plan and demanding the right to teach remotely to protect against COVID-19.

Frank Espinosa, a University of Michigan graduate student instructor, (history) fogs up his glasses while leading the protest chants in front of the University of Michigan's LSA building on State Street in Ann Arbor, Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Several members of the GEO (Graduate Employees Organization) were protesting the school's in-person learning plan and demanding the right to teach remotely to protect against COVID-19.

Signs supporting protesters are seen in front of the Hatcher Graduate Library on the University of Michigan campus, Tuesday, September 8, 2020, where several members of the GEO (Graduate Employees Organization) were protesting the school's in-person learning plan and demanding the right to teach remotely to protect against COVID-19.

John Olson, a University of Michigan G.S.I. (Graduate Student Instructor - economics) marches with fellow protestors in front of the University of Michigan's LSA building on State Street in Ann Arbor, Tuesday.