Summary
- Academic workers at UCLA, UC Davis, and UC Santa Cruz walked off the job in protest of unfair labor practices related to pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the universities.
- The strike was organized by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union local 4811 and demanded amnesty for arrested or disciplined academic workers involved in the protests.
- The strike marks the first union-backed protest in solidarity with student-led demonstrations against Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip.
- The University of California and the strikers were ordered to participate in mediated talks by the state public employee relations board.
