Ivy Leaguers wanting more benefits stage 'hunger strike.' You might giggle at their escape clause.

A group of eight Yale University graduate students began a "hunger strike" Tuesday evening in front of school President Peter Salovey’s home.

Their aim? Better union benefits.

“Yale is saying that we have to wait, that bargaining would be too premature. They’re saying that because they want to game the legal system, file motion after motion,” Local 33 Chairman Aaron Greenberg told the Yale Daily News. “We’re saying, ‘OK, we’ll wait, but we’re going to wait without eating.’”

As it turns out, "wait without eating" carries some pretty attractive stipulations.

See, Greenberg told the paper that he and his fellow "hunger strike" participants not only got a checkup from local medical professionals Wednesday afternoon — but also they'll switch places with other union members if their health goes south.

Indeed, a former Yale student posted a pamphlet about the "hunger strike" on Twitter, noting that it's "symbolic" as participants can leave to fill their bellies:

"When one of us cannot continue, come take our place," the underlined portion of the pamphlet reads.

As you can imagine, that little escape clause got under the skin of a few folks on Twitter:

Here's a report on the situation:

(H/T: Washington Free Beacon)