UC Workers’ Strike Over Palestine Protests to Spread to Irvine

Students at University of California–Irvine protest against the Israel-Hamas conflict in Irvine, Calif., on May 2, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

IRVINE, Calif.—A rolling strike by unionized academic workers upset about the University of California’s (UC) response to pro-Palestinian protests at various campuses spread to two more campuses June 3, and will reach UC Irvine beginning June 5.

Workers represented by United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 4811 hit the picket lines Monday morning at UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara, with UC Irvine workers set to join the lines Wednesday.