Mary Sue Coleman, the liberal president of the University of Michigan, has discovered common ground with the Republicans on her board of regents: She doesn’t think graduate-student teaching assistants should be allowed to unionize. Alas, Democrats control the board and they’re allowing this fiasco to proceed. Taxpayers can look forward to higher costs at their flagship public university. Students can look forward to pickets, walkouts, and strikes.

Robby Soave of the Student Free Press Association has the story at the College Fix.