Academic workers walk out to support participants in pro-Palestinian protests. UC officials call strike illegal. It could spread to other campuses.
Academic workers at UC Santa Cruz are set to begin a strike Monday that could cripple instruction and other university operations, alleging their free speech rights were violated during protests and demanding officials negotiate with pro-Palestinian demonstrators, stop what they say are actions hostile toward nonviolent activists and grant amnesty to those facing disciplinary action related to the unrest.
“This strike directly violates the no strike clauses, and has no relation to UAW members’ employment with the university. Instead, as the UAW and its members’ communications make clear, UAW strikes to support protest activity surrounding the conflict in the Middle East,” UC said in its filing with the state’s labor board. In a letter sent to graduate student workers on Wednesday, UC officials warned students against striking.
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