UC Workers Strike Over University Responses to Pro-Palestinian Protests
TL;DR
UCLA workers, including researchers and graduate student teaching assistants, walked off the job to protest the university's handling of Gaza demonstrations on campus. They allege that UCLA's decision to call in outside law enforcement to dismantle pro-Palestinian encampments violated their First Amendment rights. The union, UAW 4811, demands no disciplinary actions against protesters and calls for the university's divestment from companies profiting from Israel's war on Gaza. The University of California has deemed the strike illegal, citing politically motivated demands, but the state labor board has ordered formal mediation.
- UCLA workers walk off the job to call out university's response to Gaza protests CBS Los Angeles
- UCLA academic workers strike over response to pro-Palestinian protests KABC-TV
- Kaffiyehs and pickets: UCLA, UC Davis workers strike over treatment at pro-Palestinian protests Los Angeles Times
- Academic workers at UC Davis to join strikes at UC campuses on Tuesday KCRA Sacramento
- UC Santa Cruz pro-Palestine protestors block university entrances KSBW Monterey
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