On Wednesday, United Auto Workers Local 4811, the union representing 48,000 University of California workers and student employees voted to authorize a strike over how UC handled the pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
According to the union, 79% of members approved the strike authorization “if circumstances justify.”
“On Friday, the Eboard will evaluate and announce whether to call the first campus or campuses to Stand Up,” the union wrote on X.
The union is asking UC schools to give amnesty to employees and students who face disciplinary action or arrest due to the protests, divestment from companies profiting off the war, the right to free speech and political expression on campus, and disclosure of investments and funding.
The union also wants the UC to begin peaceful negotiations with the pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
“Brown, Northwestern, Evergreen State, Rutgers, University of Minnesota, and UC Riverside were able to reach agreements with student protesters,” according to a statement on the union’s website. “This …