Union fighters at Puerto Rican universities march to defend the right of campus workers to early retirement. Placard on right reads, "Without us, there is no school." Under their present contracts, university workers can retire after 30 years' service, whether or not they have reached retirement age. University of Puerto Rico managers want to reduce the number of early retirements each year. Administrative and other workers organized in Brotherhood of Non-Teaching Personnel (HEEND) struck on October 19 around the issue.
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