Nearly 48,000 unionized academic workers at all 10 University of California campuses walked off the job on Monday, calling for better pay and benefits.
Nearly 48,000 unionized academic workers at all 10 University of California campuses walked off the job Monday, calling for better pay and benefits.
Picket lines went up at 8 a.m., with workers saying they need significant pay raises to afford to live in cities like Los Angeles, San Diego and Berkeley where housing costs are soaring. . Along with higher salaries and greater annual raises, the workers are demanding free public transit passes, improved child care benefits and greater job security.
"Too many people are being forced out of UC because they aren't paid enough to afford the rising cost of housing, on or off campus," Mai Do, a bargaining team member of UAW 2865, ."I've had to take on credit card debt while working at UC just to cover my necessities, because over 60% of my salary is spent on rent alone."
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