UCLA Academic Workers Strike Over Protest Response

Published on May 28, 2024

UCLA Academic Workers Strike Over Protest Response City News Service A rolling strike by unionized academic workers upset about the University of California’s response to pro-Palestinian protests at various campuses came to UCLA May 28 as part of the second wave of union walkouts. Workers represented by United Auto Workers Local 4811 had already been striking at UC Santa Cruz in what the union called the first wave of planned walkouts. The second round of strikes began Tuesday at UCLA and UC Davis. Early Tuesday morning, a small group of workers walked a picket line on the UCLA campus, and a major rally was planned for midday....

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