Striking members of the California Association of Professional Scientists march in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. Thousands of scientists who work for California have begun a three-day strike over lack of progress on contract talks. Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP
Scientists working for the state walked off their jobs on Nov. 15 throughout California in a first-ever strike of state civil servants.
The California Association of Professional Scientists started the three-day “Defiance for Science” strike, becoming the first state worker union to strike since California civil servants were first granted collective bargaining rights in 1977.
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