2024 University of California academic workers' strike

2024 University of California academic workers' strike
DateMay 20, 2024 - June 7, 2024
Location
California, United States
Parties

The 2024 University of California academic workers' strike is a labor strike at several University of California campuses. The unions representing student teachers, researchers, and lab assistants stated that University of California administrators had violated their union contracts by calling police to end Gaza solidarity encampments.[1]

Background

University of California, Los Angeles pro-Palestinian campus occupation

Main article: 2024 University of California, Los Angeles pro-Palestinian campus occupation

At UCLA, teaching assistants, post-docs, and academic researchers went on strike in protest of the university's handling of a violent mob attack on pro-Palestinian students.[2]

Strike authorization

On May 15, 2024, United Auto Workers Local 4811 authorized a strike.[3]

Court order

On June 7, 2024, Orange County Superior Court Judge Randall J. Sherman ordered the Union to halt its strike due to it causing damage to students' education.[4] UC lawyers brought the suit arguing the strike was causing "irreparable harm" to students' education before their final exams.[5]

References

  1. ^ "California academic workers strike in support of pro-Palestinian protests". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  2. ^ "UCLA academic workers go on strike in support of pro-Palestinian protests". The Guardian. Reuters. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ^ Wolfe, Jonathan (May 15, 2024). "University of California Workers Authorize Strike in Rebuke Over Protest Crackdowns". The New York Times. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Judge orders temporary halt to UC academic workers' strike over war in Gaza". ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. ^ Timotija, Filip. "Judge orders University of California workers to pause strike over Israel-Hamas war". The Hill. Retrieved 16 June 2024.