Crackdowns on encampments have become issues of contract violations and workplace safety for some unions.
A protestor faces off with police at a pro-Palestinian rally outside the UAW National Training Center where President Joe Biden was speaking to members of the United Auto Workers union, in Warren, Michigan, on February 1, 2024.have been arrested on college campuses since the initial arrests at Columbia University in New York on April 18. Encampments have appeared at more than 400 campuses.
The local will hold a strike authorization vote over the ULP May 13-15. The vote could lead to thousands of academic workers striking for free speech and in solidarity with the student movement for Palestine.At UC Santa Cruz, organizing within departments brought union members out on a single-day wildcat walkout on May 1. The idea was first raised at a monthly membership meeting a week before.
Instead, stewards called department meetings to hold open-ended discussions. Out of 33 departments, 23 held meetings — a sign that the union has developed a robust steward structure. Mason credits a six-week strike in 2022 for helping embolden Santa Cruz workers to walk out again. Transparency in the decision-making process was important. “Every step of the way, people were discussing and deliberating respectfully, talking about things like strategy and risks,” she said. “Having that really clear picture produced confidence in people.
The New York Police Department had commandeered city buses to take the protestors to jail. Six TWU Local 100 members walked off the job instead, stating that the task was outside of their assigned routes and not part of their union contract.
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