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Thousands of university workers are striking on all 10 University of California campuses, leaving work at 8 a.m. Monday. The strike will impact the entire UC system, including UC Davis. Negotiations between the University of California system and the UAW union — which represents about 48,000 teaching assistants, researchers and postdoctoral fellows — have been ongoing for more than a year now. Strike coordinators say the strike is scheduled for an indefinite period. Diana Sernas, teaching assistant graduate student researcher at UC Davis. College workers say they do most of the grading, tutoring and are called upon during office hours. People on the picket lines at the Outsiders from UC Davis told KCRA 3 that their salary doesn’t support the rising cost of living. “I put a lot of effort and energy into working as a graduate student, but I also have to have a second job to pay my rent,” said Andrew Hopper, a graduate student in the French department. If a deal is not reached by December, final exams will be halted, union leaders said. In a tweet, the UAW wrote that the UC system must “cease unlawful conduct and negotiate in good faith to create research and teaching environments where all can thrive.” But the trickiest problem comes down to paying.
Thousands of university workers are striking on all 10 University of California campuses, leaving work at 8 a.m. Monday.
The strike will impact the entire UC system, including UC Davis.
Negotiations between the University of California system and the UAW union — which represents about 48,000 teaching assistants, researchers and postdoctoral fellows — have been ongoing for more than a year now.
Strike coordinators say the strike is scheduled for an indefinite period.
“Holding UC accountable for affordable housing in California is going to have ripple effects outside of the system,” said Diana Sernas, teaching assistant researcher at UC Davis.
University workers say they do most of the grading, tutoring and rely on them for office hours.
People on the picket lines outside UC Davis told KCRA 3 that their salaries couldn’t keep up with the rising cost of living.
“I put a lot of effort and energy into working as a graduate student, but I also need to have a second job to pay my rent,” said Andrew Hopper, graduate student in the Department of French.
If an agreement is not reached by December, final exams will be halted, union leaders have said.
In a tweet, the UAW wrote that the UC system must “cease unlawful behavior and negotiate in good faith to create research and teaching environments where all can thrive.”
According to UC, workers are calling for a more respectful work environment, transportation subsidies and a waiver of tuition fees for international students. But the trickiest problem comes down to paying.
