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Graduate students at Indiana University voted in approval of strike authorization this week. The Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition represented over 1300 graduate employees, and out of the members who voted, over ninety percent of members voted in favor of strike action. The strike is set to occur starting on April 17 and will last for three days until April 19. Union members are seeking union recognition from the Indiana University administration. Graduate workers are also demanding a living wage, stating the current worker salaries are not enough to support graduate students. Indiana University administration has been facing various issues in recent weeks, with faculty members set to hold a no-confidence vote against the university’s President, Provost, and Vice Provost for faculty and student affairs. The no-confidence vote was brought forth by the Bloomington Faculty Council President, who stated that the vote would be held due to faculty disapproval of the university's actions regarding shared governance.