UC Strike Enters Third Week, Banner Action at the Cal-UCLA Football Game w/ Adrian Wilson

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The University of California (UC) academic worker strike entered its third week this week. The largest academic worker in U.S. history and the administration shows no signs of moving on demands. Pickets and walk outs have continued across the ten UC campuses. At the Cal-UCLA game on Friday in Berkeley, an independent group of strikers hung a massive banner off of two flag poles during the game.

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Scott talks with Adrian Wilson (@circleadrian), a striking UC graduate student-worker about the banner action and the strike.

There is Power in a Union As Thousands of Academic Workers Set to Strike in California

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Over 36,000 academic workers across the University of California’s 10-campus system held a strike authorization vote. The vote passed with nearly 98% approval. The strike will begin on November 14th. Workers are demanding include increased compensation, access to sustainable transportation, more childcare assistance, and increased job security.

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Scott talks with Galen Liang, a grad student and UAW 2865 member to get an update on the looming strike.