Nearly 48,000 unionized academic workers at all 10 University of California campuses have walked off the job Monday
LOS ANGELES — — Nearly 48,000 unionized academic workers at all 10 University of California campuses walked off the job Monday, calling for better pay and benefits.
Picket lines went up at 8 a.m., with workers saying they need significant pay raises to afford to live in cities like Los Angeles, San Diego and Berkeley where housing costs are soaring. "We are negotiating with the university around the clock and listening to all their offers," Jaime told theDemonstrators were also out in force at UC campuses in Santa Cruz, Merced, Santa Barbara, and Irvine. Some 300,000 student attend the 10 schools that make up one of the nation's most prestigious state university systems.
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