Graduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz walked off their jobs and went on strike Monday.
Graduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz walked off their jobs and went on strike Monday, the first campus to do so as part of a systemwide protest against a public university they say has violated the speech rights of pro-Palestinian advocates. United Auto Workers Local 4811 represents 48,000 graduate students who work as teaching assistants, tutors, researchers and other academic employees on the 10-campus UC system.
The union is demanding amnesty for all academic employees, students and faculty who face disciplinary action or arrest due to the protests. It's also seeking divestment from UC's investments in weapons makers, contractors and companies aiding Israel in its war against Hamas, among other issues.
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