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Thousands of UC Academic Workers Are on Strike The Bay

    • Daily News

Universities across the country rely on students and academic workers to grade papers, run classes, conduct research, and provide student support. It’s demanding work, often for little pay. 
But now, the unions representing 48,000 University of California students and academic workers say they’ve had enough, and on Monday thousands of people across the system's 10 campuses went on strike. 
Guest: Bria Suggs, journalist and graduate student at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism
Links:

'Thousands of UC Academic Workers Continue Massive Statewide Strike in Demand for Living Wage,' by Matthew Green, Nov. 16, 2022.


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Episode Transcript
This episode was produced by Alan Montecillo and Maria Esquinca, and hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra.
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Universities across the country rely on students and academic workers to grade papers, run classes, conduct research, and provide student support. It’s demanding work, often for little pay. 
But now, the unions representing 48,000 University of California students and academic workers say they’ve had enough, and on Monday thousands of people across the system's 10 campuses went on strike. 
Guest: Bria Suggs, journalist and graduate student at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism
Links:

'Thousands of UC Academic Workers Continue Massive Statewide Strike in Demand for Living Wage,' by Matthew Green, Nov. 16, 2022.


We're hiring an intern! Please submit your resume by Monday, Nov. 28.


Episode Transcript
This episode was produced by Alan Montecillo and Maria Esquinca, and hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra.
Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts.

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