Unionized academic workers go on strike, for what?

Some UCLA faculty joined with Pro-Hamas protesters at UCLA on Monday, April 29, 2024. Hundreds of Pro-Hamas supporters joined in a march from their encampment in front of Royce Hall to areas around the campus. On April 25, thirty or so tents went up in front of Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA, and the university’s eventual response has now led to rolling strikes by unionized academic workers on multiple UC campuses.

The union, which states on its website that it “will not negotiate on behalf of encampment organizers,” has filed multiple complaints against the University of California with the state’s Public Employment Relations Board since the beginning of May, when the university called in law enforcement to break down the “Palestine Solidarity Encampment” at UCLA.

Further, the union wants the university to “make whole” any employees who were reported for criminal activity by paying their civil fines, attorney fees, bail and damage expenses. According to the UC President’s statement, the University of California has “more than 280,000 students and 227,000 faculty and staff.” UC’s annual budget, at $51.4 billion, is more than the total funding for California State University and California Community Colleges combined.

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