University of California Sues Union Backing Campus Strikes

The strikes were a response to the UC crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests, but UC leaders say they violate labor agreements.
University of California Sues Union Backing Campus Strikes
Pro-Palestinian strikers at UC San Diego on June 3, 2024. Philip Zhu
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The University of California system filed a lawsuit on June 3 against the United Auto Workers (UAW) 4811—the union representing the strikers—seeking a temporary restraining order after graduate students and academic researchers went on strike at its campuses.

The university is arguing that the strikes—which have now spread to six campuses—are a violation of no-strike clauses in existing collective bargaining agreements between the union and the university.

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