Several weeks after ending their months-long strike, graduate student workers at the University of California received shocking news: they will have to repay their wages to the university. Although the University of California said it…
Topic: United Auto Workers
University of California graduate workers end strike after 40 days
After forty days of striking, graduate workers at the University of California system agreed to end their labor strike. The strike led to situations, such as undergraduate students not having teaching assistants to help them…
Graduate student strike ‘brings stress’ to students at University of California
The University of California’s ten campuses are frozen, in a way, as graduate student workers continue their strike into the fifth week. Even the Associated Press (AP) reported that students are stressed because of the…
University of California graduate student strike extends into fourth week
Cracks are starting to form among students and faculty members as the University of California graduate student strike enters its fourth week, which happens to fall right before final exams for students. So far, about…
Unionized University of California workers strike for higher pay
This week, unionized teaching assistants, graduate students, academic researchers, academic student employees and other related employees chose to go on strike at the University of California system. Ten campuses underneath the state university system are…
Graduate researchers petition to form union in California
While union membership is on the decline nationwide, and in particularly in the private sector, student workers are clamoring for union dues and representation in higher education. At least 10,000 graduate student researchers in the…