{"id":176946,"date":"2025-03-19T15:16:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T14:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=176946"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:27:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:27:44","slug":"lets-talk-will-you-go-on-strike-or-step-away-from-the-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/03\/19\/lets-talk-will-you-go-on-strike-or-step-away-from-the-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s talk: Will you go on strike or step away from the protest?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What does your calendar say on 8 April? Is it marked \u2018strike\u2019? Or maybe \u2018STRIKE\u2019 in bold red letters, underlined, with a dozen exclamation marks? Or have you given up the fight and started applying for jobs outside academia? Share your thoughts and considerations with us.<\/p>\n

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University strikes are spreading across the country like a flu virus. From city to city, and in many places, turnout has been significant. In Groningen, 2,500 demonstrators<\/a> gathered on the Grote Markt; in Amsterdam, around 4,500 people<\/a> protested on Dam Square; in Utrecht, reports mentioned \u2018several thousand Utrecht students and lecturers\u2019<\/a>. In Leiden, for the first time in its 450-year history<\/a>, a strike took place, drawing about 3,000 people. How will Rotterdam fare on Tuesday 8 April?<\/p>\n\n\t

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