48,000 University of California workers go on strike

Nearly 48,000 unionized academic workers on all 10 University of California campuses went on strike Monday

These workers are demanding better childcare benefits, and more job security, along with higher wages and more annual raises

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Most of these employees do teaching and research

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Nearly 48,000 union workers walked off the job at UCLA and nine other UC campuses across the state

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Demonstrators were also out in force at UC campuses in Santa Cruz, Merced, Santa Barbara, and Irvine

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The students and staff involved are represented by United Auto Workers

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Union officials say some workers make as little as $24,000 a year

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Union officials said that this strike is the biggest strike in the history of any educational institution

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More than two-thirds of the employee's income goes to rent

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Union workers demand base salary of $54,000

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Nearly 48,000 unionized academic workers on all 10 University of California campuses went on strike Monday

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These workers are demanding better childcare benefits, and more job security, along with higher wages and more annual raises

Credit by: KQED

Credit by: KQED

Most of these employees do teaching and research

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Nearly 48,000 union workers walked off the job at UCLA and nine other UC campuses across the state

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Demonstrators were also out in force at UC campuses in Santa Cruz, Merced, Santa Barbara, and Irvine

The students and staff involved are represented by United Auto Workers

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Credit by: KSAT

Union officials say some workers make as little as $24,000 a year

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Credit by: San Bernardino Sun

Union officials said that this strike is the biggest strike in the history of any educational institution

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More than two-thirds of the employee's income goes to rent

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Credit by: Good Word News

Union workers demand base salary of $54,000

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