Rutgers United Students Against Sweatshops
Rutgers University United Students Against Sweatshops dressed as pirates for a Halloween protest of staff and faculty wage freezes. Pictured from left to right are Olympia Christofinis, Hannah Roe, Molly Magier, and Caity McAleer. / USAS PHOTO

In the spirit of Halloween, members of Rutgers University United Students Against Sweatshops on Monday stormed President Richard McCormick’s office dressed as pirates, chanting: “They swab the deck, so where’s their booty?”

Rutgers University faculty and staff agreed three years ago to put off their wage increases for a year in good faith and in the spirit of shared sacrifice as top administrators continued to get huge wages, increases, benefits and severance packages, said Molly Magier of Rutgers USAS.

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