Union members, represented by the United Auto Workers, say wages are a key part of the dispute. Some university employees make less than $24,000 a year.
"If people are struggling to make ends meet and struggling to find housing, this implies they won't be able to focus and deliver good education for our students," said Samuel Chan, UC Berkeley academic student employee.
On its website, university officials say UC continues to negotiate in good faith with the union, committed to finding solutions to outstanding issues. UC Berkeley officials say they're preparing for a strike but expect few disruptions, saying in a statement: "The campus anticipates that classes will remain as scheduled, offices will be open and the campus will provide normal or equivalent services."'Major Gains': Kaiser Permanente mental health workers vote to ratify new contract, details released"I don't know what to expect.
"Pretty much all my discussion sessions led by grad students are being canceled because they're going on strike," said UC Berkeley student Caroline Lobel.SFO restaurant workers win raises, guaranteed health care in strike; back on the job Thursday"I do expect the ongoing strike is going to disrupt university activities -- that's part of the goal of the strike," Bezrutczyk said.
A bargaining session was happening over the weekend at UC Irvine but, as of Sunday evening, no agreement had been reached.If you're on the ABC7 News app,
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