amy: professor jack halberstam will be joining us in minute.he student workers are calling on others to help them shut down the university from 8:00 to 6:00 i not crossing the picket line. they're asking professors and students not to go to classes, not to hold classes. one of their slogans is "new york is still a uniontown and member of other units are expected to join and solidarity. for more, we're joined the professor jack halberstam, professor of english and gender studies at columbia university. and by johannah king-slutzky, a phd student in the english and comparative literature department at columbia university. rank and file member of student workers of columbia. let's begin with you. this is the largest strike in the united states that is going on right now. can you tell us why you're striking? it is nothe first strikey the columbia students this year. klux that's right. thank you for having me on this program. this is our second strike this year. we struck last spring as well. we have basic demands. our iority contract articles ares